Letting go
“Relax. Nothing is under control.” – Sophie, Paris
“After a lifetime of exhortations about achievement, accomplishment, tenacity, goals and guts, a gifted physical therapist suggested that I: ‘Just stop.’ Having relentlessly pushed myself in every way for decades, it was a brand new idea that changed my thinking and my life.” – Taylor, Washington, US
“My mum gave me a copy of the poem Desiderata by Max Ehrmann on my 18th birthday. The following section is something that has helped me through some very dark times: ‘Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.’” – Becky, UK
“It’s going to be OK. But it’s going to be different.” – V, Philippines
