I saw the movie RAMS this week. Without going for the big plot reveal, two brothers, Les and Col live right next door to each other across the thin strand of barbed wire that exists between them. For forty years neither have spoken to each other.

At this point I reflected on my own life and situations where a thin strand of barbed wire exists between me and someone else. The interesting thing is that you get to a point in your life where you find yourself asking “what was that even about’? The animosities, the jealousies , the feuds all dissipate into an uneasy feeling that ‘something is wrong’ but you just cant determine what it is.

This gem of a film reminded me of the simple truth that it’s a good thing to let go of stuff. Greatness gets shut up behind the little things. How we process our problems, our offences and our hurts is tied up in the home or work environment from where we come from. If you and I want more in the 2nd half of our lives, we are going to have to let the first half go. They may not have paid you but let it go, you may not have had the promotion but let it go, you might be thinking he or she is wrong and I am right but let it go…..

Let it go and cut your thin strand of barbed wire and go greet that person or problem you have been avoiding…