Practical Wisdom with Dr. Rick Hanson Just Do the Right Thing
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Sep 24, 2025 Explore the art of letting go and find balance amidst the chaos of life. Discover how to do the 'next right thing' while embracing both effort and acceptance. Learn the importance of resting when necessary and cultivating small, persistent actions even in tough times. Delve into the wisdom of the Buddha on right effort and recognize your true nature to shift your experience. Reflect on the balance between striving and inherent completeness to enhance your journey through life's challenges.
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Life As Continuous Opening
- Experience awareness as an ongoing opening into the next moment and let that soften your sense of self.
- Recognizing continuous opening helps settle fear and grounds you in lovingness and heartfeltness.
Allow Worry To Flow
- Let worries flow rather than fight them by observing them as passing processes in awareness.
- Disengage from trying to control what you can't change and allow worry to pass to reduce its power.
Act When You Can, Let Go When You Can't
- If you can prevent a harmful outcome, act; if you can't, let go of trying to control it.
- Allow yourself to feel initial apprehension but avoid adding needless layers of fear and effort.
