Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 109: letting go

Hi 👋.
It is a privilege to join in on the week's contest with the title ‘steem4nigeria accelerator contest week 109: letting go , which has taken the following guiding highlights:
What do you understand by the subject letting go?
Have you had any experience where you had to let go of something?
Why and how do you know it was time to let go?

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What do you understand by the subject matter letting go?

Based on my knowledge so far, letting go of something simply mean letting go 😂. Kidding. And not kidding; that was in a layman's terms.
To let go is the act of leaving something. It is possible to let go of people, let go of something, a process, habit or an Idea. This is a point where one would reach to surrender themselves or a situation to nature. It goes a long way.
Sometimes letting go could be as a result of frustration, exhaustion, change of plans or any other thing.
Some people would confuse it with giving up but I feel there is a difference as giving up would even require losing passion and strength. While letting go could come out of free will; it could be for a while and it could be permanently.

Have you had any experience where you had to let go of something?

Yes, obviously at a point in most people's life, they have to let go of something; with me not being exclusive.
And I can say it is a common, typical and relatable experience. Everyone wants to be a doctor; or let me say most people around me wanted to while growing up including me.
I wanted to work as a doctor when grown up and I held onto this resolve till after secondary school.
It's no news, the struggle and competition is tough making allocation little and chance of getting in tiny.
Perhaps, it was the exhaustion from spending a lot, studying nonstop, being conscious of passing years, depriving yourself of pleasure; at a point I had to let go. I had to choose another path for the meantime.

Why and how do you know it is time to let go?

It depends and it varies based on different type of people.
Why and how would be on personal reasons.
Some people let go of something after a very long time or after a short period of time because of time, money, tiredness, peer pressure, loss of interest, out of love change of plans, change of ideas, new opportunities, display of maturity and so on.
Some people let go after a short period of time or after a long time by dropping an Idea, breaking up, quitting an habit, abandoning a project, leaving an area, and so on.
As I mentioned earlier, letting go depends on individual and personal reasons and situations.

I'm inviting @caringmanessah @impersonal @mesola

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