Let Go – Frou Frou

So, it is mother effing hot in Texas right now. My buddy that I am staying with keeps wanting to go out, knowing I only come to Houston for work, and haven’t really explored around. I am a homebody, so in an effort to keep us in the calming comfort of quiet (and air conditioning), I got him to start watching the show The Bear. It is probably one of my favorite shows at the moment. If you haven’t seen it, what the eff are you waiting for? Go. Like now. It’s on Hulu. You’re welcome.

So anyways, there is this phrase the main character Carmy uses that he got from his older brother – let it rip. I want to explain it, but I just deleted paragraphs of explanation, realizing I could never it do justice. Instead, I will share the scene where he breaks it down:

As an underwriter, and just as an overly cautious person in general, I don’t think I have ever been able to get fully behind the concept of let it rip. Recently, it has come to my attention that if I take my head of my own ass, I’m not alone, and there are a lot of people going through their own mini life crisis. Whether it is unrealized dreams, pain, or just generally feeling stuck, there are a lot of people I want to tell to “let it rip”. There is only so much you can do to try to inspire and motivate people. In the end, they have to be the ones who take those steps. I will remind them though that the hardest part is knowing what you really want and what your dreams are. Then the really, really scary part of the movie comes. Once you know what you want, you have two paths. Either, you cowardly put off making decisions that push you closer to achieving those dreams and day by day you start to forget again what it is that you wanted. OR you let it rip. Then maybe, just maybe, the amazing things that you never allowed yourself to believe you were capable of experiencing start happening. As I write this, I realize that I am the pot calling the kettle black. Today’s song, reminds me of these sentiments. Do the things you are afraid to do. I was re-reading Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist,” a few weeks ago, and was reminded when you want something, the universe has a way of conspiring in ways to help you achieve those dreams. Take advice from the Bear – let it rip.

Excuse me, too busy, you’re writing your tragedy. These mishaps you bubble wrap, when you’ve no idea what you’re like. So let go, so let go, hmm jump in.  – Frou Frou