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Learn to Let Go: A Journal for New Beginnings
144 pages, Paperback
Published October 14, 2025
About the author
Meera Lee Patel
24 books184 followersMeera Lee Patel is a self-taught artist, writer, and internationally recognized best-selling author. She writes books that help people connect with themselves, each other, and the world around them. Her books & journals for everyone have sold well over a million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide.
Her latest book, How it Feels to Find Yourself, is a vibrant guide towards deeper self-knowing. Through illustrated palettes, honest essays, and insightful questions for reflection, Patel encourages you to sharpen your internal compasses—so you can discover your purpose, let go of what you’ve outgrown, and navigate challenging relationships with greater confidence.
Her other books include My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown, as well as 3 best-selling journals: Create Your Own Calm, Made Out of Stars, and Start Where You Are.
She writes a weekly newsletter, Dear Somebody, on Substack: meeraleepatel.substack.com.
Meera lives with her family in St. Louis, MO. To learn more about her, please visit www.meeralee.com.
Her latest book, How it Feels to Find Yourself, is a vibrant guide towards deeper self-knowing. Through illustrated palettes, honest essays, and insightful questions for reflection, Patel encourages you to sharpen your internal compasses—so you can discover your purpose, let go of what you’ve outgrown, and navigate challenging relationships with greater confidence.
Her other books include My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown, as well as 3 best-selling journals: Create Your Own Calm, Made Out of Stars, and Start Where You Are.
She writes a weekly newsletter, Dear Somebody, on Substack: meeraleepatel.substack.com.
Meera lives with her family in St. Louis, MO. To learn more about her, please visit www.meeralee.com.
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November 7, 2025
This is a wonderful book that takes you through 144 pages of messages, prompts, quotes and also to-do projects.
There is an introduction from the author and her reasons behind the book. AS I opened the first page of the journal, I was faced with a quote from Jack Kornfield: " The heart is like a garden: It can grow fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?". On the opposing page, a chance for you to fill out what seeds you would plant in your garden. You can fill this page with actual seed ideas of plants, or sit and think more deeply. I decided to do the latter - rosemary for remembrance, lavender for calm, camomile for energy and resilience, white clover for good luck, and yellow rose for friendship.
Each page is set out with a quote and a little project for you to complete; how you approach that is entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong, and the quote is there as a sort of introduction for the project.
It could be used as a self-help book, but I think it is more of a chance to stop and explore your own feelings, what makes you, you. I do think that stopping and thinking about things is a good thing to do, self-reflection if you like. In a world that is running faster and faster, there are times we need to stop. Anyone who follows my reviews will know that I do like to stop, sit, and put life on pause, especially when I am in my garden.
This is a wonderful book, a journal of self-reflection and one I would definitely recommend.
There is an introduction from the author and her reasons behind the book. AS I opened the first page of the journal, I was faced with a quote from Jack Kornfield: " The heart is like a garden: It can grow fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?". On the opposing page, a chance for you to fill out what seeds you would plant in your garden. You can fill this page with actual seed ideas of plants, or sit and think more deeply. I decided to do the latter - rosemary for remembrance, lavender for calm, camomile for energy and resilience, white clover for good luck, and yellow rose for friendship.
Each page is set out with a quote and a little project for you to complete; how you approach that is entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong, and the quote is there as a sort of introduction for the project.
It could be used as a self-help book, but I think it is more of a chance to stop and explore your own feelings, what makes you, you. I do think that stopping and thinking about things is a good thing to do, self-reflection if you like. In a world that is running faster and faster, there are times we need to stop. Anyone who follows my reviews will know that I do like to stop, sit, and put life on pause, especially when I am in my garden.
This is a wonderful book, a journal of self-reflection and one I would definitely recommend.
October 14, 2025
I love prompted journals by @meeraleepatel for several reasons. Empty journals could be intimidating sometimes. It is hard to get that first thought on the blank page. Meera's journals have thoughtful and fun prompts that don't require much contemplation. I'm a lister, and I love that some of her prompts are paired with numbered lists.
The illustrations are simple but gorgeous! They are vibrant watercolors that are calming and mesmerizing at the same time.
LEARNING TO LET GO is a journal for new beginnings. The previous two I have are for building self-confidence and for self-exploration. Each topic is unique and three go hand in hand.
The illustrations are simple but gorgeous! They are vibrant watercolors that are calming and mesmerizing at the same time.
LEARNING TO LET GO is a journal for new beginnings. The previous two I have are for building self-confidence and for self-exploration. Each topic is unique and three go hand in hand.
December 16, 2025
🍃 Learning To Let Go: A Journal for New Beginnings 🍃
📖 Author: Meera Lee Patel
📚 Publisher: Michael O’Mara Books
Thank you so much Céire from @omara for sending me a copy of this guided journal.
I previously enjoyed working through “Create your own calm” so I am equally looking forward to using this journal which creates a space for personal reflection.
I love the colours and illustrations and the diversity of the creative workbook elements - there is definitely something for everyone in here.
As we come to the end of 2025 and welcome 2026, what better time to embrace change - and as the title says “A Journal for New Beginnings”.
What I think is great about these types of books is that you can come back to them when you feel you need to and even just flicking through the pages can sometimes be enough.
Some of the pages that have jumped out to me so far include the following inspiration quotes:
🟢 “It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence on the present” - Charles Dickens
🟢 “I’m choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises” - Elizabeth Gilbert
🟢 “Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat” - Ralph Ellison
Now I just need more pens to use to fill this up - not that I ever need an excuse for stationery 💚
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