Let It Go!

The song "Let It Go" seems to be in my head. It's a good song, and the theme really is that we should not hide who we are from anyone.  We should not be afraid of what others think or say.

Also, "Let It Go" is about being rebellious and not conforming.  It's about being an individual.  It is about being yourself.   Elsa says "No right, no wrong...no rules for me...I'm free!"

In the story FROZEN, Queen Elsa has hid behind closed doors and has tried to be please everyone her whole life.  She has lived her life without questioning the decisions that were made for her when she was young.  She says as she opens up and sings "Let It Go" that she no longer has to be "that good girl she always had to be."  She says, "And...now they know!" 

That theme and Elsa's words got me thinking.  Like Elsa in the story FROZEN, there have been times in my life when I have not really been who I am.  What I mean is that in order to please, I've tried to comply with the wishes  of others.  I just can't do that anymore and I should have never done that.

I am now convinced more than ever that I must be not hold back and I must be who I am and also be clear on what I believe.   I do know that following G-d's guidelines on how to live are sensible, so Elsa's words about there being no right and no wrong and no rules, doesn't make complete sense, but it does make sense for me to no longer be afraid.  I am not afraid to believe that there is more than one way to seek G-d, but like Elsa says, "I'm never going back...the past is in the past.  Let It Go!"

Let It Go

Idina Menzel

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen.
A kingdom of isolation,
and it looks like I'm the Queen
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in;
Heaven knows I've tried

Don't let them in,
don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel,
don't let them know
Well now they know

Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore

Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don't care
what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on.
The cold never bothered me anyway

It's funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can't get to me at all

It's time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right,… no wrong, no rules for me,

I'm free!

Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You'll never see me cry
Here I stand
And here I'll stay
Let the storm rage on

My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I'm never going back, the past is in the past

Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage on

The cold never bothered me anyway!

Songwriters: Robert Lopez / Kristen Anderson-Lopez / Emanuel Kiriakou

Let It Go lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company