— Osho
Sometimes, it seems like relaxing and letting go is ironically much more difficult than working really hard. I think it all comes down to trust: we are afraid that if we relax, everything will fall apart and we’ll end up miserable. It’s ironic: in order to prevent misery, we make ourselves miserable. We worry, we work, we wrack our brains for solutions, we wring ourselves out trying to make things happen, and never realize that we are unraveling our own happiness from one end while we frantically try to stitch it together at the other. If you’ve been trying really hard and are frustrated because whatever you’re aiming for is not coming together for you, you’re probably trying TOO hard. Relax. Trust. Instead of grasping, align with peace and well-being, and allow whatever you really need to gently flow in.