If You Try to Control It, You Scare It Away

You have to learn to let go and let life flow.

Emily Jennings
5 min readFeb 9, 2024

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Attempting to grab control is a denial of your nature.
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It has become obvious to me throughout my exploration of spiritual truths that we have to let something go if we want it to manifest. When we focus on it, obsess, pine after it, and chase, it tends to run away. It fades. That’s because when you do these things, you’re showing fear. Fear is not an attractor of anything but more fear.

What you truly want will run away in fear, mirroring your own feelings. It makes it harder to catch it — and I’m talking energetically. You have to ease up and trust.

Trust the universe. Trust yourself. Understand that everything has its time and your only job is to try to find love and joy in the present moment. Do what brings you and others feelings of peace and happiness. Always. You don’t have to do anything else.

Don’t try to force it. Learn to let go.

This is the hardest part of the journey of life for all of us. Letting go of control is the biggest thing you can ever do for your spiritual path. Once you master this, you will find a sense of lightness and liberation. It requires self-reflection. You have to be able to pull back whenever you find yourself trying to keep control. Meditation helps with this process, but it takes a lot…

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Emily Jennings

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