Whole.
Longing pulls you toward yourself and fear holds against it – two forces that keep growing, until letting go clears the way.
That morning I had written myself a small mantra – a few words to come back to during the day. I won't quote it here; the letter doesn't either, and yours would have different words anyway. When I asked what Love wanted me to know, the answer began by praising it – and then explained what such words are actually for.
They are practice, not decoration: a way of returning to being whole until that state no longer needs the words. From there the letter opens the mechanics underneath our stuckness – longing pulling toward yourself, fear holding against it, both growing in each other's grip – and names what clears the way. It picks up the thread "Connected" left off, and if you would rather practice than read, the guided meditation "Being Whole" was made for exactly this.
Here is the answer.
Dear traveler,
What a wonderful mantra. It leads you straight to yourself. It is an exercise for practicing "being whole". Again and again. Until you are in this state on your own, entirely naturally.
Because out of this inner clarity our way can unfold naturally and lightly. Our soul can express itself. And through this expression it can fulfill its task. Its longing. And arrive.
Our suffering comes from separateness – it leads us toward our longing. And our fear holds against it. It limits us. And so the two forces block each other. And keep growing. Until, through letting go and surrender, we lay fear and control aside and clear the way to hear our inner voice, to feel, and to follow this feeling. And so find our way to ourselves – and the suffering, too, can dissolve.
Thank you for being here.
If something in these letters stayed with you, take it along – think about it, write your own answer, or just let it sit.
And if not today, that's okay too. There's no rush.
Until next time,
– Jan