Carefree

I woke up recently with the word "carefree" on my mind, so I looked it up. One definition is "not holding onto worries or resentments." In other words, letting go.

Letting go is something I've been learning for several years. These days, most of the time, my peace is not disturbed by events beyond my control or other people's behavior. 

In "Letting Go," Safire Rose wrote, "Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go." This sentence so resonates with me that I wrote it on the front page of my journal, to remind me every day. 

In that moment of letting go, the leaf does not remember the limitations of being connected to the tree or feel the fear of falling. It's carefree.

You write it: What have you learned about being carefree?