---------- Forwarded message --------- From: N Sekar <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 11:31 AM Subject: Fwd - Let Go. Let Go To: Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]>, Rangarajan T.N.C. <[email protected]>, Chittanandam V. R. <[email protected]>, Suryanarayana Ambadipudi < [email protected]>, Mathangi K. Kumar <[email protected]>, Rama (Iyer 123 Group) <[email protected]>, Mani APS <[email protected]>
Just the way I feel now! Letting Go: The Grace in Accepting Change There was a time when we believed we had control over everything—our days, our children, our careers, even the direction of life itself. We planned carefully, held tight to dreams, routines, people. And perhaps that was needed then. Life asked us to build, to care, to lead, to protect. But slowly, life shifts. One by one, the things we held so tightly start slipping away—not always with pain, but sometimes with quiet dignity. The children grow up and move away—not out of disregard, but because they must build their own lives. Beloved homes are sold, not because they weren't cherished, but because climbing those stairs became harder. Our roles—as manager, mother, engineer, teacher—fade into the background, like names written in soft sand. And then, there is a moment—a quiet afternoon, perhaps—when we look around and realise: life has changed. The people we used to call every day now send messages. The faces around us are new. Even our own reflection carries gentle lines we never noticed forming. But instead of grief, something else begins to settle in. A kind of peace. We understand, slowly, that letting go is not about losing. It’s about making room—for stillness, for peace, for reflection. Letting go means allowing our hearts to carry memories without chains. It means accepting that we are no longer the centre of the world—but we are still part of it, deeply and beautifully. Letting go is not weakness. It is grace—the grace of the river that flows forward, not resisting the rocks, but dancing around them. It is in these years—when the world becomes quieter—that we learn the true strength of acceptance. We hold less, but we feel more. We chase less, but we appreciate more. We speak less, but what we say carries depth. And so we sit by the window, sip our tea, and smile—not because life was perfect, but because we lived, we loved, and we let go… with grace. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81ZdHa34QAWSrX1uZn2V4%3DZo3N4pLnTU2zRZpwULs%2Bceb%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
