Allowing Most Things To Be The Way They Are
“If you want to control the animals, give them a larger pasture.”
"The animals” and their “larger pasture” as a form of letting go and allowing things to be the way they are. Instead of trying to tightly control something, you’re loosening up, giving it more space — a larger pasture. The animals will be happier; they will roam around and do what they naturally do. And your needs will be met too; you will have more space to be at peace with the way the animals are.
Stepping back and allowing certain things to happen means these things will take care of themselves, and your needs will also be met.
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