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Let Go Of What Doesn't Serve You

Actually don't. Here's why...

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Alyssa Galios
May 09, 2023
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It’s been all over social media for years but I’ve seen it more this calendar year than ever before; the reminder to “let go of what doesn’t serve you.”

But what does it really mean?

The definition of the word “serve” is “to be useful or of service to.” So if we use that definition, the advice to let go of what doesn’t serve you ultimately means to drop

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