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:

I hope you’re either a fan or familiar with Star Wars as you read this. If not, you might want to skip this post!

Star Wars Day is on May 4th, one of my favorite pop culture-influenced days.

I’ve been watching the original trilogy with my youngest son, and still, it’s exciting to watch and, for the times, pretty freakin’ cool!! The special effects aren’t the best, but they were cutting-edge in the 1970s and ‘80s.

So many good lessons in those movies that I use in my life so much and that I’ve had to learn to tune into as I’ve gotten older.

As a recovering control freak who likes things like guarantees that everything will work out with whatever chance I might take, who has avoided looking at her dark side, knowing that every one of us has a dark side.