The end of the year fills most men’s heads with new goals and dreams but sadly few do enough thinking, reenvisioning and rethinking. What if the activity before we leave 2025 is to become more instead of getting more by the end of this year point? I find it interesting how each year we get into the same rut — the pressure, the plan making, the promise making — but what a man’s life changes with is not what he resolves to do January 1st. It is what he resolves upon before the end of December 31st. Here are 10 things that you can do before we leave 2025 and plunge into the year 2026 with vigor, perception, and self-respect — the things backed up by the facts of science, wisdom and practicalities. 1. Audit Your Life, Not Just Your Year Before you set new goals, sit with your journal and ask: What drained my energy this year? What made me feel truly alive? This kind of reflection helps you align your direction with your truth. 📘 Inspired by : “ The Mountain Is You ” by B...
"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
— Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
We grow up believing that strength means control.
Control over our emotions.
Control over our outcomes.
Control over how others see us.
But life has a way of humbling even the strongest of men.
There comes a time when no matter how hard we try, things don’t go our way. People leave. Plans fail. Our minds spiral.
And in these moments, the need to control becomes our biggest prison.
We suffer not because of what’s happening — but because we resist it.
🔥 The Illusion of Control
As men, we often take pride in being in charge — of our careers, relationships, and goals. But when things fall apart, we carry the entire burden on our shoulders.
We think if we just try harder, push more, fix faster — it will be okay.
But true strength doesn’t come from control. It comes from awareness — knowing what is truly ours to carry, and what needs to be released.
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey introduces the idea of the Circle of Concern vs. Circle of Influence.
Most people worry about things they can’t control — the economy, the weather, other people’s opinions. But truly effective people focus only on what they can control — their words, their thoughts, their actions.
“The moment you focus on what you can influence, your power expands. The moment you obsess over what you can’t, your power disappears.”
🕊️ What You Can Control… and What You Can’t
You can control:
Your response to pain
The way you speak to yourself
Your daily effort, integrity, and habits
The space you create between emotion and reaction
You can’t control:
What people think or say about you
The past
The outcome of every decision
The speed of healing or success
When we cling to the illusion of control, we suffer. But when we begin to let go, we don’t become weaker — we become free.
📿 The Bhagavad Gita: Surrender Without Inaction
In the sacred teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna:
“You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.”
(Gita 2.47)
This line is a masterclass in surrender.
Do your best. Give your full heart. But don’t cling to the result.
The Gita teaches us that surrender is not passivity — it is wisdom. You still act, still fight, still grow — but without attachment.
Letting go is not about giving up.
It’s about showing up fully — and then trusting the outcome to something greater.
💬 Letting Go – David R. Hawkins
David Hawkins, in his life-changing book Letting Go, writes:
“Letting go is a decision to surrender a feeling rather than suppress it.”
Instead of fighting your thoughts, anxieties, or fears, allow them.
See them.
Feel them.
And then gently release them — like placing a stone down you no longer need to carry.
Every emotion you suppress builds tension in the body. But every emotion you release brings you back to peace.
The more you let go, the more space you create for clarity, for love, for alignment.
💡 How to Practice Letting Go Daily
1. Breathe Deeply Into the Moment
When something bothers you, pause.
Inhale slowly. Exhale fully. This signals your nervous system that you're safe.
2. Journal: “Is this mine to carry?”
Write down what’s on your mind. Then ask:
Can I control this? If not, what would it feel like to release it?
3. Shift From Outcome to Effort
Instead of saying “Will this work?” ask, “Am I giving it my full, honest effort?”
That’s your power.
4. Create a ‘Let-Go Ritual’
Before bed, visualize putting your worries into a box. Close it.
Say aloud: “I release what is not mine to control.”
✨ Real Power is in Surrender
Letting go doesn’t mean you don’t care.
It means you care deeply — but wisely.
It means you’ve learned the difference between force and flow, between ego and essence.
You were not born to carry the weight of the world.
You were born to walk lightly, love deeply, and act with presence.
Every time you let go, you rise.
Not because things got easier, but because you got clearer.
🧘♂️ Gentle Reminder for Today:
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to release.
You are allowed to trust the timing of your life — even when it makes no sense.
Let go of what you cannot control.
And return home…
To the only place where peace lives — within.
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