I have a suggestion for you.

A little thought experiment.

Some ideas to provoke and maybe unburden you.

Here we go:

What would happen if you knew for a fact that it’s absolutely impossible to do life wrong?

This might be less far-fetched than it seems.

You already know there is no such thing as control.

You know how little all the hard work sometimes brings you, or how amazing things happen without doing anything to earn them.

You know how much just happens in spite of you and your plans, outside of you, in the world, in your mind, with your body, everywhere.

Constantly.

Despite your attempts to do stuff and change stuff.

Despite the desired results, and the hopes and dreams you hang on to.

What if it was possible to deliberately surrender to whatever happens, completely, to just jump in and go with whatever is presented?

What if it was clear, 100%, that everything is done for you?

I know this might come across as helpless, but that’s not what this is about.

Helplessness is a creation of a mind that wants to conquer.

It’s when perceived control and power seem to be absent.

It’s when the made-up story doesn’t develop the way it is supposed to.

But what if all is included in the game, even the idea of free will, of growth, of getting from a to b, of working hard and making a change, of both failing AND winning?

What if everything would exactly be the way it looks right now, but without the pressure, burden, and anxiety of personal responsibility?

What if it really, REALLY isn’t up to you?

Just imagine.

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