Driving With the Brakes On

"Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life."

n     Mary Manin Morrissey

This quote reminds me of a song by Del Amitri called “Driving With the Brakes On”.  The first time I heard that song, I felt sad for the person who was living it.  It seems as though he was wanting so much more or something different for his life but was afraid to move forward.  He was moving forward with trepidation.  He was unsure of his choice and wanted desperately not to hurt anyone.  But he eventually made his decision and later sings, “But unless the moon falls tonight- Or if continents collide- Nothing’s going to make me- Break from her side.”  At this point in the song, his voice raises, the instruments get louder and one can hear the passion come soaring through his vocals. 

He had been spending so much time thinking and worrying over his past that he was “driving with the brakes on”.  He wasn’t living.  He was caught up in emotions and events that no longer served him.  He was letting guilt drive him rather than self-love.  But when he finally made his decision and only looked forward, the passion and vigor returned to his life…

Are you driving with the brakes on?  Are you swimming with your boots on?  Are you willing to let go, release old pain and fear and allow renewed energy to take you soaring?  All it takes is to be willing.  The universe will take care of the rest.  It’s time to live for you!  It’s time to enjoy your dreams and live your best life!

Namaste’