We are all inescapably called to let go at certain points in our lives. Retiring, moving, sending the kids out into the world, all require this act of releasing that which we love. Sometimes the rug is violently ripped out from under our feet. At these times we wonder, who am I without this person that I loved? Who am I without my home and community? Some letting go is invisible to others. It is an inside job, like a spiritual awakening, private and personal.