Not letting go - holding onto what was

I unashamedly admit, I am a great fan of Gordon Ramsay!  There ...I said it.
I watch each of his programs, oh I think he uses the F word way to much, but hey, F stands for Food.

I just finished watching one of the programs where Chef Ramsay assists struggling restaurant owners to refocus, think out of the box or close down.  This particular series was of a struggling Italian trying to keep the 55year old business going ...as his parents would have done.  He never had training, he worked in the restaurant after school, from the age of 8 and as he said, not to come home for lunch but to work. After the parents passed away, he just continued where they left off.   When his staff tried to address failures or suggest changes, he would respond by saying, "its my business, mind your business and get back to your job."   It was so sad to see him break down and admit to Chef Ramsay that he failed because of where he was emotionally, still thinking what mamma and pappa expected.  How he desperately was sending out that life line for survival, eager to survive.

As I am reflecting and sharing this with you, I realise how many of us find ourselves in a situation of denial.
Whatever it is, ... stuck in an unhappy situation at work, or relationship, the way we do things because thats all you know  or the way we think, because its been "impressioned" into our minds, the way we view life or people or situations.

Are we so afraid then of change?.  Is it too much to rise to the challenge? or are we afraid that change may change us?

I think, IF we are able to throw out that life line and say hey..im not loosing out because of the past, because of where I find myself today, because of what people say or think, IF we look past the here and now and look toward the horizon, we will surely realise we must live life to its fullest, responsibly, but with the permission we owe and allow to ourselves.

I leave this thought with you...as I raise my cuppa coffee to you...

Blessings