Grasping this invaluable lesson was a decade-long journey.

While this decade held profound fatigue and losses, glimmers of insight emerged — my worth wasn’t defined by doing. Out of the ashes, a new vision was reborn.

Distinguishing between enforced rest and genuine stillness was another crucial element of healing. Within a quiescent state, the healing force can permeate and begin to heal you.

Facing Resistance

Life continues refining my understanding of the art of surrender and the chain reactions resistance sets in place through times of family strife, loss and change, relationships that don’t seem to work anymore, and all it takes to start over again.

My husband is a Star Trek fan. In the Next Generation series, with Patrick Stewart playing Jean-Luc Picard as the captain of the Starship Enterprise, the team encountered an alarmingly scary collective called the Borg. In pursuit of perfection, the Borg assimilated people into its Hive, a collective consciousness where individuality is lost.

It was rare to escape assimilation. The Borg had a phrase that set my nerves on end whenever I heard or thought of it. “Resistance — is futile.”

Yet, when faced with adversity, the instinctual response is often to resist and contract to protect yourself. It can be tough to feel the hurt inside us.

Unresolved memories get activated all at once. Stress hormones rise, muscles tense, the nervous system goes into “fight or flight,” and the cascade continues until there is an aha moment, or you drop from sheer exhaustion.

The journey was strenuous, and my self-criticism made it even more so. All this does is wear you down and lengthen the time it takes to experience the natural vitality that arises when you finally stop fighting.

Resistance is futile, and In an odd way, the words of the Borg can be reframed into a healthier way of living.

It is at this juncture, this pivotal moment of giving up the fight , that the turnaround begins, the breakthrough starts.

Embrace Your Breakthroughs

As you let go, your energies — the vital Life Force — are free to flow again. Much like winter giving way to a spring thaw, letting go begins melting once-frozen vitality. And much like the plants of spring, you begin to emerge renewed.

Deepen Your Roots of Healing

Let the roots of healing deepen here. Reflect on your journey and create a new commitment to self-care. Assess the possibilities for moving forward in a way that supports living with greater ease and sustainability — embracing surrender, overcoming resistance, and renewing yourself to experience a life of peace and fulfillment.

These were invaluable lessons for me, leading to a transformation that has allowed for greater understanding and acceptance, and a surprising move to the house of my dreams.

I hope my journey inspired you to see life’s challenges as opportunities for self-discovery. When you embrace each moment with compassion, you too can emerge renewed, anchored in your inner wisdom. The light awaits you when you surrender.

How about you? Have you experienced the transformative power of letting go?

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