The Abundance of Letting Go

What if letting go were a gateway to our deepest Creative Self?

Dear friends,

As you know, I love sharing stories, insights, and reflections on my creative process with you. Today’s post is something that can apply to any area of life, and I’m truly excited to share it. It’s a mindset shift that, while very challenging for a messy creative like me, has been making a huge difference in my creative life and I hope it’ll inspire you too.

I would love to hear in the comments your stories, whether you relate or perhaps hold a different opinion.

Thank you for reading

Joyful focusing on my music and creating 🌟

The Art of Letting Go

I tend to accumulate things.

Physical things. Digital things. Relationships. And, most of all, ideas.

Part of it comes from my deep love for life—I’d love to live a thousand lives in one!

And part of it comes from a belief I picked up along the way: that if I held onto everything—every concept, every unfinished project, every object—I would always have what I needed just in case. Just in case things don’t go as expected. It was as if I were building an emergency plan for life, stockpiling ideas and resources for every possible situation.

But of course, this is an illusion.

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, and the more we hold onto, the more cluttered our physical space and our minds become.

Most importantly, beginnings are intertwined with endings. At every moment of our lives, something is born and something dies. Acknowledging the very nature of life itself creates immense freedom.

As a creative person, nothing is more important than keeping mental space clear, letting go of the things that suffocate creativity, and freeing up the CPU in our brains so that new ideas can emerge.

The Day I Learned to Let Go

Three years ago, I hired a professional de-clutterer.

For three days straight, we sorted through everything I had accumulated in my (very small and very cluttered) London flat. It took so long because letting go was hard. I wasn’t just releasing objects—I was letting go of the meaning I had attached to them.

And when it was finally done?

I cried.

Not from sadness—but from pure joy.

I was so moved. And even more moved by the fact that I was moved.

That act of clearing my space and mind impacted me so much that I couldn’t believe it. It felt like one of the most empowering days of my life.

A New Moment of Decluttering

Now, I find myself in a similar place.

Not just with my physical space, but with my creative life. I feel the need to strip things down, to hold onto only what is essential, to dive deeper and focus.

Don’t get me wrong… I LOVE having lots of ideas. It’s just who I am.

Brainstorming is my favourite thing to do in the world. (if you know me you know it’s true, I am always brainstorming things I could say, do, invent…)

But every creative process has a moment where we narrow down. After a wild exploration, we must choose which ideas connect with us.

And of ✨, in this process, my limiting beliefs show up: What if I need this idea later? What if I’m giving up something essential?

But then I reconnect to Marie Kondo’s philosophy: Find joy in what you choose to keep.

And suddenly, new perspectives emerge…

• What if letting go were a transformative game, a gateway to my new me

• What if I fully trusted that decluttering and letting go would create space for new abundance?

• What if I stood in the belief “I am enough and have all the essential tools”

• Old ideas that no longer resonate with my values are only in the way of my full self-expression.

• What if I let go of the attachment to the sonic identity I once thought I should have in my music, and embrace the sound coming through now?

• What if I only chose to keep the essential in my life? Nothing more, nothing less?

• What if I always - no matter what - followed JOY in my creativity and life?

• Letting go can be the foundation of growth, expansion, community! I can’t wait to see what arises.

The art of letting go and following the joy can be applied to all areas of our lives — creativity, finances, and even your / my digital cloud, which is full of abandoned files. Ask yourself: What are the essential elements of my life right now?

Letting go means more space. More freedom. More alignment. More creative energy. Newness.

Lastly … for the people pleasers in recovery like me…You don’t have to say yes to everything. Not everything is meant to last forever.

So if you’re feeling stuck, uninspired, or creatively drained, ask yourself:

💭 What am I holding onto that I need to release?

You might be surprised at what happens when you finally let it go.

I’d love to hear—what’s something you’ve let go of recently that created more space in your creative work?

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