Written in 2017.
I spent a long time thinking that attention meant intervention.
That if something mattered, it needed to be fixed, managed, or improved. That leaving things alone was a form of neglect.
Over time, that belief became exhausting.
Not everything benefits from interference. Some situations resolve themselves more honestly when you stop leaning on them. Some relationships find their shape only when you stop trying to hold them in place.
Letting things be is not the same as giving up. It is choosing not to force outcomes that are not yours to control.
It requires patience.
It also requires trust.
The longer I practise it, the more space seems to open up around me.