Hello beautiful soul 💫,
There’s something I’ve been sitting with lately — something that has shown up again and again in my own life, and perhaps in yours too.
It’s the tension we feel when we try to control things outside of us.
You know that feeling, right? 😣 The tightening in your chest when life doesn’t go the way you expected… the restless urge to fix or manage people, plans, and outcomes… all because deep down, there’s a quiet fear whispering:
“If I don’t control this, something will go wrong.”
But what if that very resistance is what creates the struggle? 🤯
I’ve come to see that peace doesn’t come from getting life to obey us.
It comes from softening into what is — from remembering that we are not separate from life… we are life. 🌱
And when we stop pushing against the current, something miraculous happens:
we begin to flow with a deeper rhythm that’s always been there. 🌊
This quote from Sydney Banks touches that space so beautifully:
“If the only thing people learned was not to be afraid of their experience, that alone would change the world.”
— Sydney Banks
It’s not our circumstances, but our resistance to them, that causes suffering.
We think we have to control life to stay safe.
But maybe the opposite is true.
Maybe safety lies in trusting life 🙏
In letting go of the reins and allowing ourselves to be lived by wisdom, by grace, by something deeper than our fear. 💖
As Alan Watts once said:
“The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. Life is a matter of vibrating balance, not of rigid control.”
— Alan Watts
So here’s a gentle invitation 🕊️:
✨ Notice where you might be gripping.
✨ Notice where you’re trying to manage life out of fear.
✨ And see if there’s space to soften, even just a little.
Let life breathe through you 🌬️
Because you’re not here to battle life.
You’re here to be it.
To dance with it, not to wrestle it 💃🌀
And speaking of dancing with life…
🌿 I’d love to invite you to join me at the KwaZulu Spirit Festival in Salt Rock this July!
I’ll be a featured speaker sharing on The Neuroscience of Awakening 🧠✨, alongside other powerful facilitators, on 26 and 27 July in the beautiful coastal town of Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal 🏖️
Book your ticket here
It’s shaping up to be a deeply nourishing and vibrant weekend, with wisdom, embodiment, music, movement, and connection all woven together 💫
There’s so much happening over the two days — it’s truly an experience, not just an event.
Why not make it a retreat? 🛏️ Book into one of the suggested accommodations and allow yourself to soak in the full offering without missing a thing.
I’d absolutely love to see you there — in the flow, with kindred souls, letting life live you 🧘♀️
With love and trust in the unfolding,
Sharon ❤️
