Hey friends, it's Rosie here.
Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Thursday.
I've always been someone who likes to have a plan.
I like knowing what's next, what's secure, what's certain.
And for a long time, I truly believed that if I worked hard enough,
if I showed up, if I did everything right, things would go my way.
That belief, it gave me comfort.
It gave me security.
Until one day, life pulled the rug from under me.
Today, we're talking about something that can feel really uncomfortable.
Letting go of control.
And I know, I know, easier said than done.
But if there's one thing life has shown me over and over again,
it's that control is just that, an illusion.
And the tighter we grip onto things, the harder it feels when they slip through our fingers.
You all know I've been teaching and guiding meditation and mindfulness for a long time.
Two decades to be exact.
I built my career on it.
And I was fortunate to have jobs that felt solid,
that had structure, that were dependable, that felt safe.