Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.  A very powerful decision which can be liberating for many reasons.  We surrender all that holds us back, that we cling on to for counter-productive safety.  What does this mean?  We are fear based animals and will hold onto patterns of behaviours and thoughts that once may have been a form of safety and survival.  For example, holding onto certain beliefs ,such as, being strong and not showing feelings is how we must be, or not liking certain types of people or situations because in the past they represented hurt, keeping away from people because of shame, not reaching out because of pity.  THE LIST IS SO LONG AND FULL OF DIFFERENT JUSTIFICATIONS, REASONING, EXPLANATIONS THAT WE THINK MAKE LOGICAL SENSE.  However, these are not usually in reality and the consequences can be not feeling good.  Therefore all these that inhabit our Life Script, what we have collected over the years from attachments to parents, school experiences, friendships, expectations, relationships, drivers, love and self esteem.  AGAIN THE LIST IS ENDLESS.  hold us back.  They can be like rocks or bricks to carry around without even knowing it.  The letting go whether life was justified or not frees us from all this stuff that can be so counter-productive.  It rather reminds me of the film scrooge and the first ghost Marley who came to visit to show the best way forward in life.  All the relentless chains of baggage that the character had constructed.  The letting go and turning ones life over can liberate one to a more simplistic life which makes room for a healthier existence.