[see also, more poetically but not easy: \u2018Having \u2018Control\u2019 and Letting Go of It<\/a>\u2019]<\/p>\n Goal: wholeness<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n A sub-goal towards this is openness, as in \u2018Open Leadership<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Open Religion<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Open Mindfulness<\/a>\u2019 etc. This is openness in the first place towards one\u2019s non-conscious, subconceptual patterns. [see: About \u2018Subconceptual<\/a>\u2019]<\/p>\n Needed is an ongoing effort towards authenticity, towards valuing oneself as a total human being.<\/p>\n Needed is a \u2018letting go\u2019 of all kinds of associations that hamper this openness, thus also really being skeptical in a general way, even when it\u2019s quite confrontational.<\/p>\n \u2018Letting go\u2019 may sound comfortable but this is certainly not always the case! A less comfy way to say the same:<\/p>\n \u2018Let yourself fall\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u2026 and welcome the falling.<\/p>\n The question then becomes:<\/p>\n Can you welcome the falling?<\/em><\/p>\n You do it through repeatedly and intensely posing this question without throwing anything away just like that, nor trying to contain anything just because it diminishes your sense of conscious self-control.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t \u2018let go\u2019 of any important piece of yourself.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Accept new answers that may arise from within you. Three questions you may ask to facilitate this process:<\/p>\n The effectiveness of these questions lies in the quality with which you pose them (to yourself).<\/p>\n Easy? I don\u2019t think so. It may hurt. The difficult part lies in the quality of the letting go:<\/p>\n what \u2013 why \u2013 how \u2013 when<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n What?<\/p>\n Anything that is holding you back from growth.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Concretely, this can be hugely diverse.<\/p>\n You can feel being on the right track when, repetitively, you feel your energy growing, not diminishing.<\/p>\n A next step is then also realizing this in the world.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n According to me, personal growth and social action go together. Not in a sense of \u2018thou shall\u2019 but in a natural way. For each individual, this may be very<\/em> different.<\/p>\n The main thing in this regard, is to keep being open. Sooner or later, you may hear a \u2018call to action\u2019 from deep inside yourself\u2026<\/p>\n Then, please, brace yourself and go for it.<\/p>\n [see: \u2018Brace Yourself, then Go for It<\/a>\u2019]<\/p>\n\n