unbind yourself.

unravel the rope

which wraps around and constricts you.



clinging to expectations

of how others might act

causes us much suffering.



it binds us to pain.



attachment to outcomes

causes much of our inextricable grief.



continually grasping

at how we hope something might be,

hurts us when things then don't go as planned.



attachment to assumptions

is our struggle, defined.



when we try to control any moment,

rather than just accepting it and letting it flow,

we needlessly waste energy.

we let our emotions overtake control.



when we cling to certain thoughts or ideas,

or how we wish things might be,

we close ourselves off to what actually is.

our mind becomes rigid and set in stone,

unable to hear or consider anything else.



release yourself.



strive to be mindful,

to live in the moment

without forecasting any predictions,

or bemoaning the past,

rather, only dealing with what actually is.



we must swim with the current of reality.

when we resist or fight against,

strife thrives and resides,

we drown.

bt