What is the secret for smart women like you to overcome big challenges? It’s simple: it’s a question of trust. If you want to be the true leader of your life, you have to trust. If you open up and are not afraid of being vulnerable and getting help you can always succeed. If you embrace love, you can trust life.
Sometimes life gets really tough. Now here is the secret: in order to get back control over your life you have to let go. You have to surrender – and to trust. As Björk sings in this most amazing song All is Full of Love: “You’ll be given love. You’ll be taken care of. You’ll be given love. You have to trust it.”
Smart folks love challenges, at least the ones that are picked by themselves. But you know all too well that, suddenly, there may be unexpected obstacles or roadblocks in your way. Sometimes life throws us lemons – and making lemonade does not work in all situations! So what can be done?
On another level, I trust that overcoming this obstacle will always teach me something and allow me to grow.
Embrace love – trust life
Every single person I have coached since 2007 came to a point in the process where there was only one thing left to do. To successfully overcome big challenges that you have not chosen in the first place you must trust fully in your capacity to face and overcome difficulties.
Of course, this is much easier if you already are capable of loving yourself for who you are (and not how you perform).
Trust in finding the pace that is necessary to achieve what you’re up to.
Sometimes this means: stopping and watching your addiction to being busy that prevents you from feeling and experiencing what really is going on inside you.
Stop and watch your breath and let your mind and your body calm down. If there is no other way, let the chaos take over for a little while and just FEEL whatever comes up.
Ask yourself: what is this really all about?
Feel frustrated, anxious, revolted, stirred up. Don’t judge. Don’t analyse. Just feel, not trying to change it.
Watch these feelings – and let them go!
Allow yourself to feel and receive the love that is all around us.
You can trust life! Because all is full of love!
(And don’t forget to smile please!)
Your turn now
Take a few minutes and shut out all distractions.
Choose one thing you’ve been struggling with lately or are still worrying about.
Feel the feelings. Whatever feelings.
Let go.
Remind yourself: these are mere feelings. They’ll pass like anything else.
Trust that you will find a way to handle this.
Trust that you’ll get the support you need.
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Combining professional experiences in communication, project management and public health with scientific research around mind-body wellbeing, effective time management, goal achievement and happiness she supports you to harness your sensitivities and play to your strengths.
Working with her allows you to complete your mission and to always have time for the things and people that matter most.
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on 12/09/2014 at 23:15
Yes, trust and letting go are very important. I always used to plan, plan, plan but life has a habit of having its own plan. If like me you hadn’t learned to let go and go with the flow, you can get very frustrated and waste a lot of energy. I’m much better at letting go now and floating while everything realigns.
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I bet you’ve come a long way Judy. And of course it needs both: plans and flexibility, volition and letting go. Thanks for sharing!
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on 13/09/2014 at 12:34
WHen I feel low, I always tell myself – “it can’t rain forever- the sun WILL shine!” In other words- “This too shall pass”. Great post. Thanks so much for sharing it
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I love this quote Nasilele, AND it’s so true. In fact this principle is at the heart of the Vipassana meditation I practise. Everything is transient. Thank you!
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on 13/09/2014 at 12:52
You’re so welcome Patricia. Namaste. <3
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on 25/10/2022 at 16:10
As I navigate through a whirlwind of reality in the last 8 months – I have come back to this article again and again – thank you for putting it so simply beautiful. And thank you for sharing it with me.
Kind regards,
Sveta Longley
Thank you for your kind words Sveta. I trust that whenever you get to this place – trusting yourself as you trust life – you’ll know what to do next, and that’s how we move through rough and smooth circumstances: one step after the other 🙂 I look forward to learn more about your new projects. Patricia
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