There is this quote from Gilbert Keith Chesterton, a 19th century English writer, poet, philosopher and theologian, that has been flowing through my mind these days:

“Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.”

Orthodoxy, VII. The Eternal Revolution.

What he basically means is that seriousness is not a virtue, something we have forgotten as a society these days. We have made everything so heavy with our seriousness. Let us lighten up a little bit. Why not give it a shot? Whole spiritual traditions have attested to its efficacy to get you to heaven. And why hold on to what brings you down? Your pain, your guilt, the wrongs others have done to you. Let them go and you’ll instantly feel lighter, ready to float upwards.