Chapter 3: Cutting the Cords

Imagine your life as a lush garden, brimming with potential for growth and flourishing.

The cords we identified in Chapter 2 are like weeds that sap your precious energy and stunt your growth.

Cutting these cords—whether they are toxic relationships, wasteful habits, or limiting beliefs—is a courageous act of self-liberation.

While “burning the boats” forces you to abandon external fallback options and fully commit to one path, “cutting cords” is about internally freeing your energy so you can walk that path with full strength.

This chapter guides you through the process of disconnecting from what no longer serves you, with a focus on internal purification.Grab the scissors, and let’s begin.

Cutting cords is not an easy task; it requires courage, clarity, and sometimes painful choices.

But by eliminating these energy drains, you create space for a life of focus, strength, and alignment with your higher purpose.

This chapter offers practical strategies, spiritual insights, and a historical parallel to support you in this liberation process.

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Why Cutting is Essential

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The average person has 10 cords that sap energy daily, such as work, family, social media, friendships, and hobbies.

This means your energy is fragmented across these obligations, leaving only a fraction of your potential for each cord.

The result?

The outcomes you achieve reflect this limited energy input: you remain stuck at a mediocre level because you’re trying to juggle too many balls.

By focusing on just three cords, you can channel all your energy into these priorities.

This leads to more powerful and valuable results, simply because you direct your energy purposefully.

While “burning the boats” is an external act that forces you to move forward without fallback options, “cutting cords” is an internal act of purification that frees you from distractions and energy leaks.

Scientific research supports this: a University of California study shows that ending energy-draining relationships or habits reduces cortisol levels (the stress hormone) by 30%, while improving sleep quality by 20%.

This frees up mental and physical space, boosting your focus and productivity.

Without cutting, you remain trapped in a cycle of exhaustion, undermining your ability to pursue your goals.

Spiritually, this cutting is a cleansing ritual.

Shaman Sandra Ingerman describes cutting energetic cords as a way to purify your aura and restore your life force (prana).

This process aligns with the philosophy of “burning the boats”: both are acts of letting go, but while burning bridges focuses on external commitment, cutting cords targets the internal restoration of your energy.

A historical example illustrates this: when Hernán Cortés burned his ships, he also cut the emotional and mental cords of doubt and fear among his men.

By eliminating the option of retreat, he forced them to channel their energy fully into the mission.

Similarly, cutting your cords frees you from internal baggage, allowing you to direct your energy toward what truly matters.

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Strategies: Practical Steps

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Cutting cords requires deliberate action.

Here are four practical strategies, supported by science and spiritual insights:

1. Set Boundaries: Learn to say “no” to obligations that drain your energy, such as unnecessary social commitments.
2. End Relationships: Cut contact with people who deplete you, using a respectful script like: “I value our time, but I’m now choosing my own path.” A Harvard study shows that letting go of toxic relationships boosts productivity.
3. Break Habits: Replace energy-draining habits, like excessive screen time, with nourishing alternatives such as walking or meditation.
4. Inner Cleansing: Release guilt, fear, or limiting beliefs through journaling or meditation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) reduces guilt by 25% when letting go of obligations.

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Emotional Support: Overcoming Fear and Guilt

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Cutting cords can evoke resistance, such as fear of loneliness or guilt about letting go of people or habits.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help reframe these emotions as opportunities for growth by replacing negative thoughts with positive beliefs.Spiritually, you can transform these feelings by offering them to a higher purpose, as seen in the Christian practice of forgiveness or the Buddhist concept of metta (loving-kindness).

A meditation where you visualize releasing these emotions can help you cut with compassion and courage.

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Historical Parallel

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Cortés’ act of burning his ships was not just an external commitment but also an internal purification.

By eliminating the option of retreat, he cut the mental cords of doubt and fear, enabling his men to focus their energy entirely on the mission.

This illustrates how cutting cords—both external and internal—clears the path for unparalleled focus and strength.

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Core Message

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Cutting cords is a courageous step toward freedom and focus.

While “burning the boats” forces you to choose one path, “cutting cords” frees your energy to walk that path with full strength.

It requires intention, action, and sometimes painful choices, but the result is a life of dedication and alignment with your higher purpose.

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Three Affirmations

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1. “I cut the cords that no longer serve me with love and courage.”
2. “I create space for new energy by letting go of what exhausts me.”
3. “Each cut brings me closer to my true strength and purpose.”

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“What you release makes space for who you truly are.”

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Exercise: The Cutting Ritual

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Duration: 20–30 minutes
Purpose: Symbolize and activate the disconnection of a cord, with a practical replacement for lasting change.

Steps:

1. At sunrise, find a quiet place, indoors or outdoors. Light a candle and prepare a pair of scissors (symbolic) and a notebook.
2. Choose one cord from your inventory in Chapter 2 (e.g., excessive screen time, a toxic friendship).
3. Write this cord on a strip of paper. Speak aloud: “I cut this cord with intention and release it.”
4. Symbolically cut the paper with the scissors and visualize the energy flowing back to your body, mind, and soul. Safely burn the paper in a heat-resistant dish.
5. Write down a replacement action (e.g., 10 minutes of meditation instead of scrolling) and commit to it for the next week.
6. Close with an affirmation and extinguish the candle as a symbol of your renewed energy.

Tip:
Repeat this ritual for each cord you wish to address, and evaluate your progress weekly.

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Summary

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In this chapter, we’ve learned how cutting cords restores your energy and prepares you for a life of dedication.

While “burning bridges” sharpens your external focus, “cutting cords” unleashes your internal strength.

Scientific evidence shows that letting go of energy-draining habits and relationships reduces stress and boosts productivity, while spiritual concepts like energetic cutting and forgiveness add a deeper layer.

With affirmations and the Cutting Ritual, you’re now ready to take action.

This is a crucial step toward a life of focus, strength and alignment with your higher purpose.

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