Our lives unfold in cycles. We go through highs and lows - it's the natural order of things. And yet, every time we reach a low, it becomes a struggle, or even a battle.

What keeps us tied up in it is often not the circumstances themselves, but our inability to accept how we truly feel about them.

It's not, "I don't want this," but "I shouldn't complain."

It's not, "This doesn't feel right," but "I shouldn't feel this way."

Trying to be a "good person," to stay rational or pragmatic, humble - whatever it may be - we end up betraying what's actually true within us.

When you feel stuck, when you feel confused, get honest. Fully honest. No "shoulds." No "musts." Just what is.

If it doesn't feel right, if you want something different - that's enough.

Listen within.

Honour your truth.

Surrender to what is.

From there, clarity returns.

From there, you move with more grace because you're no longer resisting yourself.