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Messages From Beyond

In Its Own Way.

Trust that everything is right in its own way – let things unfold, and act only where you feel an impulse, an ease.

There are days you brace for – the answer due, the thing you set in motion finally landing, nothing left to prepare. I spent the morning of one of those days the way I usually do: checking, rehearsing outcomes, holding invisible reins that steer nothing.

This letter arrived on such a morning, and it asks for exactly one move: hand yourself over to what comes, and trust that everything is right in its own way. It is the shortest version of what "Fear and Control" unpacks – control over outcomes is an illusion – with the practical half attached: let things unfold, and act only where you feel an impulse, an ease.

Everything else, the letter says, you can put down. That turns out to be a lot.

Dear traveler,

Today is the day. Simply give yourself over to what comes, and trust that everything is right – in its very own way.

Let go of trying to control what is not in your control. On every level.

Let things unfold naturally, and become active where you feel an impulse, an ease. Act intuitively. With love. Sincerely. From your inner truth. There is nothing more you need to do.

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

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Fear and Control
When fear takes over, we grab for control. But control is an illusion – and there is a way out of the vicious circle.
Fear Demands Control
One moment you love what you made; the next it looks small and you feel exposed. A letter about self-doubt, and letting the work go its own way.

If you're new here: these letters are part of a daily writing practice. Read more here.

Messages from Beyond
A daily practice: I ask a question – of the universe, of Love, of the great Beyond – and write down the answer that comes. Here are the ones about creating.