Have you ever tried to walk or swim against the current of a creek, river, or even waves in the ocean? It requires some effort, and after a while, it feels really HARD! Water is the most fluid of all the elements. It can change into many forms very quickly. It goes with a flow of allowing itself to be guided where it will go. It is constantly moving forward, endlessly moving into nooks, crannies of rocks, and caves, slowly and surely breaking down rocks into sand and carving into the landscape. We can learn a lot from water and from nature as a whole!

Nature teaches us valuable lessons about letting go of control and embracing a more allowing mindset.

Here are a few ways in which nature can help you learn to stop controlling and start allowing: