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The Inner Process of Letting Go, Part 2

by Vinita Hampton Wright on 10/12/2011

Why do we resist letting go of unhealthy, or disordered, attachments? What happens inside us that makes us hang on for dear life, even when hanging on is hurting us? Here are some ideas. I resist letting go because, at some level, letting go feels like failure. I don’t want to admit defeat—that I can’t [...]

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The Inner Process of Letting Go

by Vinita Hampton Wright on 10/10/2011

What has to happen inside a person before she can let go of attachments that are harming her? The attachment can be physical, such as a house or keepsake; it can be emotional, such as resentment about an incident or fear of an unwanted outcome. Attachments can be needs—the need to understand everything completely, or [...]

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Control and Attachment

by Vinita Hampton Wright on 10/05/2011

Many of us agree that we struggle with life’s interruptions. In Monday’s post I theorized that we don’t like interruptions because they emphasize our lack of control over situations. Here at Loyola Press, we specialize in Ignatian spirituality. And St. Ignatius had a lot to say about attachment. When we are too attached to something—our [...]

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An Act of Integrity: Uncover Your Attachments

by Vinita Hampton Wright on 02/05/2010

This post is excerpted from Simple Acts of Moving Forward. Do you ever feel like this? I don’t know why it’s so difficult for me to do the things I consider most important. There’s always something getting in the way. I’ll see what I want to do but not have the inner strength or commitment [...]

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