Stop Trying: Non-Resistance Is The Secret To True Freedom
Let go, and allow the Universe to lead you to your destiny.
A family member (let’s call her Sally) is experiencing a very tough life lesson. My aunt recently called to give me an update. During our conversation, I explained that Sally would continue suffering until she surrendered.
Lately, the S word has really been on my heart. Surrender isn’t necessarily a word we want to hear, but it is vital if we want freedom. Every day I am amazed by what I learn. Everything is so different than what we’ve been taught. People usually say, “Fight for your freedom!” No, no, no! You should relinquish control (to the Universe) to be free.
When we fight, hold on, and resist the flow of life, we are resisting the Universe. Since we are the Universe, we are resisting ourselves! “I can’t let go of this relationship! I can’t move to another city! I can’t let go of this job!” The longer you “can’t,” the more you delay the inevitable. The Universe knows all and is leading you toward your destiny.
Sally is resisting leaving her current city. She lost her job, car and is due to be evicted. It has been nearly 8 months, and Sally cannot find another job. She is broke, sad, and miserable. Many have offered to bring her to another state closer to family, but Sally refuses. She has been fighting the move for almost one year. She is mourning; the longer she resists, the more suffering she’ll endure.
If she doesn’t decide to move closer to the family, she will be homeless or in a shelter in ten days.
Everything in her life has gone wrong because she is not listening. The Universe is guiding her out of that city, but she doesn’t want to. How much clearer can it get? The Universe doesn’t want us to suffer; the Universe wants us to relinquish control because it knows what is best. We don’t see the bigger picture. That is why it is essential to allow life to happen as we observe without judgment.
The more we practice allowing life to flow through us, the more adventurous it will become. I can say that my life is quite an adventure. I have no idea what, where, and when. I flow and let the Universe, my spirit team, and my intuition guide me. God, it is so much easier this way. I don’t have to worry about anything. I’m cruising along this life journey cool as a cucumber because I gave up “trying.” And there is much freedom in not trying. It opens up a whole new world of adventure. No trying to please people. No trying to make bad relationships work. No trying to get rich. No trying to do anything. My loves, please stop trying and surrender. That is the way to freedom.
Think about holding a balloon outside on a windy day. As the wind blows, the balloon dances around in an attempt to break free from your grip. Then you let it go. It’s free! It quickly goes wherever the wind blows it. Perhaps it will dance in the wind for a few miles before it hits a sharp tree branch and deflates. But I bet you if that balloon could talk, it would say those were the best four miles because it was free-flowing. There was no more resistance or control; it was experiencing true freedom.
Now, imagine you are the balloon. How would it feel to be set free? To flow through the vast skies without restraint or worry? Going wherever the Universe takes you. To the east, then the north, then the south. Up over the hills and through the mountains. Doesn’t that sound peaceful, free, and adventurous? Why can’t we live that way? The better question is, who says we can’t? Surrender and be free, my loves, be free.
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© Ari Love, 2023
