There is a vast kingdom of understanding within you

Sometimes we hurt ourselves the way we struggle and resist. Not just force; but finess. Not just battle; but tact. Acceptance can be its own form of dominant resistance — because survival is the ultimate resistance. Sometimes survival is all we have. Everyone wants to be powerful and thrive and soar high, but life's challenges sometimes demand we contract rather than expand. Retreating is not necessarily a loss, but often a strategy of survival. The defense processes you observe in the natura...