HODL describes crypto traders who never sell no matter how much money they’ve lost. Proud eternal optimists would rather go down with a sinking ship than get out alive with some modicum of dignity and cash in their pocket.
I believe we all have examples in our own lives of holding on even when doing so is no longer in our favour. We remain in abusive relationships; stash boxes of clothes we’ll never fit into; remain disengaged in an unfulfilling job; are stuck in habits and lifestyle choices made at a younger age. What is it that prevents us from acknowledging that everything has a time and place?
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go. Hermann Hesse
Our material wealth, status, and possessions may come and go, so too our friends. ELO reminds us to ‘Hold on Tight’ to our dreams. This week consider your childhood dreams. What have done with your life thus far that embodies the aspirations of your inner child? Isn’t it time to re-ignite it?
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go, holding on and moving on. Havelock Ellis