{"id":719,"date":"2014-06-13T09:43:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T14:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/?p=719"},"modified":"2014-06-13T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T14:43:37","slug":"letting-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/letting-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Letting Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/banksy-let-go.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/letting-go\/banksy-let-go\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/banksy-let-go.jpg?fit=500%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"banksy let go\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/banksy-let-go.jpg?fit=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/banksy-let-go.jpg?fit=500%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-722\" alt=\"banksy let go\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/banksy-let-go.jpg?resize=300%2C204\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/banksy-let-go.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/banksy-let-go.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I am giving up my fear of people. \u00a0I give up worrying about what people think. \u00a0I also forgive those of whom I have held resent for and I forgive myself for resenting them.<\/p>\n<p>I give up the regret over taking the Eddie Bauer management position and letting my dream go.<\/p>\n<p>I give up and acknowledge that I failed to open WeatherVane Creamery.<\/p>\n<p>I take responsibility for allowing the investor terms to be relatively vague and for the lack of communication on my part in making things clear at the time of investment. \u00a0If there is a next time, things will be laid out very clearly and I will go over every detail with my investors. \u00a0I will not take their money until I am clear that they are clear on the terms of the loan and repayment.<\/p>\n<p>I take responsibility for letting \u00a0myself go. \u00a0Somewhere between last year and now I have gained nearly 30 lbs. \u00a0I have pretty much stopped wearing makeup and when I do, I apply it while driving. \u00a0I stopped boxing and running. \u00a0I don&#8217;t even keep my nails up. \u00a0Because of the weight gain and my own stubbornness, I have refused to buy fitting clothes which has resulted in a very limited wardrobe and, very possibly, some inappropriate choices for different occasions. \u00a0I am disgusted at myself. \u00a0This can also go into the Giving Up category. \u00a0I give up hating myself and what has happened to my body. \u00a0I am taking control back.<\/p>\n<p>I acknowledge that I was an inconsistent communicator on social media and with WeatherVane Creamery&#8217;s enewsletter. \u00a0I also had been inconsistent with communicating with my friends and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>I also acknowledge that I had many successes that I didn&#8217;t celebrate. \u00a0I \u00a0may have shared them as marketing sound bites, but I never allowed myself to own and celebrate the successes. \u00a0To me, there is no such thing as success if it comes short of the end goal which in this case was opening a store. \u00a0 The moment after I accomplish something my brain says &#8220;NEXT!&#8221; \u00a0There is no reveling or celebration. \u00a0And I wish I could put this entire paragraph in past tense but the truth is, I haven&#8217;t been able to get past this one. \u00a0It is something deeply ingrained in who I am. \u00a0 \u00a0I am aware of it and I am also aware of the fact that this contributed greatly to my burn out and exhaustion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am giving up my fear of people. \u00a0I give up worrying about what people think. \u00a0I also forgive those of whom I have held resent for and I forgive myself for resenting them. 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