
In Monday’s insight, we explored how INFJs often experience profound guilt when letting go of things that once mattered deeply to them. Today, we’re turning that understanding into practical action, helping you transform the way you release what no longer serves you.
As someone with the INFJ personality type, your tendency to feel guilty when letting go isn’t just a random quirk. It’s connected to your deep capacity for commitment and your values-driven approach to life.
Where others might easily discard and move on, you invest yourself wholly in what matters to you, making each release feel like a significant moral decision rather than a simple life adjustment.
This unique relationship with letting go can create challenging patterns in your life – projects that linger incomplete for years, relationships that have run their course but remain unresolved, or dreams you’ve outgrown but can’t bring yourself to release.
The weight of these unreleased commitments might accumulate, creating a heaviness that affects your present choices and future vision.
The good news? Your depth of feeling and commitment can become a strength in the letting-go process, not just a source of guilt. With the right approaches, you can transform how you release what’s complete in your life, finding freedom without compromising your integrity.
In this week’s action plan we’re exploring how to:
Reassess where your valuable energy is truly needed
Honor what’s complete through meaningful closure rituals
Access your intuitive wisdom about what lies beyond letting go
3 Strategies to Release with Purpose, Not Guilt
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