So, what now?

Persevere and keep getting back up—or let go?

Just recently, someone who knows me very well 😊 said to me, “Let go!”

And it wasn't the first time... Even we, who coach others, are only human and have the same ups and downs that life likes to throw at us from time to time.

Like my beloved Cypriot sea – sometimes you swim beautifully in straight, wave-free, crystal-clear water, and everything fits: mind, body, and soul are in harmony! Hard to believe – life can be so beautiful.

Yes, exactly, and then it comes! – the yin of yang – you are shaken up, everything is whirling around, the waves are crashing down on you from all sides, you dive under briefly, gasping for air, but in between you are also carried – by the waves, without any effort on your part. And then, the next morning in the sea – it's as if nothing had happened.

That's life.

Holistic mental/emotional and physical resilience is a never-ending process – double-edged, but you get better and better at it. Because resilience doesn't mean never falling. Resilience means being aware when you fall – and knowing how to get up better next time.

 As a single, divorced mother—in the midst of a divorce drama, with two children with ADHD, an autoimmune disease, a job, constant further training, always exhausted—and with years of additional involvement in caring for my father, who had Alzheimer's, etc., life was a constant fight-or-flight mode for many years.

But it was also a learning process: getting up again and again, persevering, keeping going, not letting go, not losing faith in life, maintaining joy in the little things – no matter what. That carried me through many things where others might have given up long ago.

Of course, this “gritting my teeth” also has its downsides, and it took me many years to find balance—using methods that you have to relearn after being in survival mode for so long.

But letting go is an important part of resilience, because consciously distancing yourself from the unchangeable or simply stressful things is essential for reducing emotional pressure and being able to move on.

When you let go of negative thoughts, fears, and expectations (hello, imposter syndrome!), you can finally find the peace of mind to focus again on what you can really influence—and that's exactly what gives you the strength to move forward.

It's an inner liberation, an acceptance of the situation, so you can move forward again.

Acceptance – Mindfulness – Freedom – Peace – New Beginnings

Of course, you can endure a crisis for a while, but afterwards you need to let go and allow yourself time to recover so that you can continue with renewed strength and resilience. It's a never-ending process, but one that keeps getting better – as long as you don't lose your mindfulness.

And as the saying goes: “Everyone's just cooking with water” – our path is exactly as it should be.

So today I treated myself to a nice espresso with ice cream on the terrace in the mild Cypriot sun – and lo and behold:

Letting go wasn't so hard after all, and I can already feel my creativity returning – one of my cornerstones for working with people and their diverse life situations.

✨ What tips do you have for letting go – so that everything flows again in everyday life?

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