.: guidance

Letting go of control is the beauty of life’s dance. It allows you to flow freely with what is and accepting of what is to come. It’s those moments where you’re not worried what the next sentence will be, because you are falling in love with the one you’ve just written.

A lot of us have grown accustomed to believing that if we don’t have control on our lives, all will go to hell and we would go bat shit crazy. We have decided to reside in a space confined within the chambers of our own fear; and deny any fret from our fleeting hearts. Sometimes, we may not even realize we’re doing this. It seems so natural. “I woke up 20 minutes late, now I don’t have time to get ready!!”, “So and so canceled, NOW what am I going to do??”, “My cars not starting, how am I going to get to work?!”

LET GO.

Let go of all those little voices in your head telling you that whatever you’re facing is bigger than your own will.

Let go of all those times something didn’t work out the way you wanted, and allow yourself to see what has come from it.

Let go of the boxes you order your life within, and allow your soul to be free of the baggage, free of the burdens of an unknown tomorrow.

LET GO.

Now letting go should not be confused with giving up or pushing away, which all come from intents from our wounded ego; letting go comes from liberating our soul. I am not saying that by letting go, your life will be “perfect” and you will never be late or never have a quick change of plans. But I am saying that those experiences won’t affect you as they may now. You will not be attached to any particular outcome; and therefore not one can trigger you. You may not always know what’s coming next, and that can be scary at times. But once you let go of the need for things to happen a certain way, you allow new and exciting things to lighten your days.

The world at large is going through many changes, and just as many are going on individually. And it can seem like you are walking through life with a blindfold at times, unaware of what’s coming next or what steps you need to make to get to the “next.” But I promise you that it does not matter what is to come, for what is to come doesn’t even exist. What does is right now. And when your right now is an open flow of possibilities, that’s how many will enter.

So let go and let be… and watch your life unfold in a beautiful symphony.

~TJ

PS. FOUR NEW POEMS POSTED!!! Read them here at Poetry for the Soul

And I wanted to say thank you, to my Australian mates for showing my poetry so much love. My poems receive more traffic in Australia than in the country I reside, USA; and I think that is extremely awesome!!

Photos by my dear friend, Taylor Overton Photography

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Sometimes it can be difficult for us on our journey’s to trust the path ahead of us. Life has a way of making us feel like we are on this continuous rollercoaster that is always turning this way and rising that way. So determining what’s coming next in our lives can make us feel doubtful and anxious. Most of us tend to like definite answers, especially when it comes to matters of our own lives. We see the signs and the clues the universe is sending us but still search for a more concrete answer as to which step to make next, or which direction to turn. We as humans have a tendency to enforce so much control upon our lives, thinking it is the only way to live a civilized one, and completely disregard all trust we have in our path unfolding in divine flow without all the extra anxiety and sleepless nights.

Personally, an aspect of flow I’ve had challenges overcoming is not knowing if I made the “right” choice or not. The roads I have traveled overtime and recently have been ones not usually taken by others, so I didn’t feel like I really had a platform or any reference points on which steps to take next. The path ahead looks like a blank road, which is enticing in the sense that it holds so much potential, but nerve wrecking in the sense that you don’t know what the hell is going to come from that infinite possibility. I think a lot of people around their twenties can relate to this feeling. It’s around the time in our lives when we naturally start thinking about our future and the steps we need to take now, to get there. It’s the time where most people have a pretty good idea of who they are and what they want and are in the process of transforming their life to match. This also happens to be where we get a lot of flak from our peers and the people around us if our path happens to be an unusual one, or something completely different than the one we were previously on.

Going through this process of creating your life and making your dreams come true can seem like a lonely one. It may seem as if you don’t know what the hell you are doing with your life and if you’re making the right choices but you must TRUST the process. Not everyone is going to agree with you and see your vision but they don’t have to, it’s not their life you’re living. The feeling of loneliness you may get is only your soul nudging you to see the authenticity of your being, and to not seek within others. The less we input so much control on our lives and let them naturally unfold, the more miracles will begin to occur. It is the moment where we put our hands down and trust our power as Creators, when our life turns into everything we hoped it would.

So the problem is not whether or not we are on the right path, or that we are at a crossroads and aren’t sure if we should go left or right. Our soul already knows these answers, it is already telling us them too. The reason you cannot hear the voice of your soul is because the voice of your fear is louder. Quiet the mind and you will see the path is not one of ups and downs like the analogy of life tells you, but a spiral spinning inward, returning home. And then you’ll see that it doesn’t matter which step you take or which direction you turn, for each choice will allow you to see the alignment of your soul, and takes you closer to home.

So let go of everything holding you back from complete trust and let your life flow as a divine river of love

~TJ

Poetry for the Soul