Letting Go Is Finding Your Way Back

Yesterday I was walking in my usual woods.
It started raining.

Normally, that’s the moment I get annoyed.
Because it wasn’t planned.
Because it interrupts.

But yesterday was different.

Instead of rushing,
instead of complaining,
I slowed down.

I felt the rain on my face.
I listened to the sound it made on the leaves.
On the ground.
Around me.

And I realized how beautiful it can be
when you stop fighting what’s happening.

Sometimes, what’s happening
is not a problem to solve.

Sometimes it’s a better sign.
A sign to look in a different direction.

But when you pause,
when you let go of resistance,
those other directions become visible.

Sometimes we don’t suffer because of things.
We suffer because we resist them.

But when you let go,
you find your way back to yourself.

The rain didn’t change.
I learned how to..

— Fuerpa Slow Journal