【JOTO Teapot Recommendation】Tips for Letting Go: Opening Up, Looking Beyond, and Releasing
Life’s struggles can feel like whirlpools—moments when it seems impossible to escape. You struggle, you fight to swim out, but the harder you try, the weaker you feel. The greatest trap of hardship isn’t its depth, but the illusion that “this is all there is.”
When we’re tightly bound by a struggle, it’s hard to imagine tomorrow being any different—or to believe we have the power to get through it. But the truth is: hardship is only a snapshot of the present, not the entirety of life. To rise above it, what we need is not more struggle, but a shift in perspective.
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Struggles make us feel urgent, as if what’s before us is life or death. But when you zoom out, many of life’s challenges are just pebbles in a river. With time, the water will wear them smooth.
Think of your life as a long journey. Today’s struggle may one day be nothing more than a footnote in your memory. It won’t be the ending—only a line in the story. With a long-term vision, the anxiety of this moment softens. Life is not a sprint, but a marathon. And today’s bitterness may become tomorrow’s nourishment.
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Often, what keeps us stuck is the tendency to “pause and overthink.” We spin in circles, waiting for the perfect answer before taking another step. But answers don’t appear from endless reflection—they emerge in motion.
Walking through fog, you may not see a hundred meters ahead, but you can see the next step. Take that step, then the next, and the road unfolds. Instead of asking “Why me?” ask “What can I do next?” Progress is built step by step, until struggles are no longer endpoints, but passages.
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“Letting go” is often mistaken for “giving up.” But true release is a loosening of the heart.
When we cling to obsessions—I must succeed now, I must solve this immediately, I must earn recognition—we make life harder for ourselves. Letting go means admitting things may take different paths, admitting that not all answers have to be in our control. It’s not irresponsibility, but a deeper responsibility: freeing ourselves from over-control so that life can breathe.
Like in rock climbing—when you loosen your grip, you often find a steadier hold. Letting go isn’t giving up on goals, but releasing the tension, creating more space to move forward.
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We’re used to “talking at life”: I must do this, I can’t do that, I have to achieve this. This language carries anxiety, control, and fear of the unknown. But when we allow life to speak back, things shift.
It means not rushing to conclusions, but listening for life’s rhythm. Answers are often already in our experiences, our surroundings, and subtle hints around us. We’ve just been too busy talking to listen. Once we hear life’s whispers, our struggles no longer feel so sharp.
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A struggle is never a wall—it’s a door. When we learn to open up, look beyond, and let go, we can push it open and see a wider horizon.
With long-term vision, we realize today’s pain is not permanent.
By moving forward step by step, we discover answers are lived, not thought.
By releasing control, we free ourselves from being prisoners of circumstance.
And by letting life speak, we see that struggles are reminders: to slow down, to see ourselves, and to trust in the flow.
Wisdom in life doesn’t mean avoiding every hardship, but finding direction even in hardship. To open up, look beyond, and let go—these are three small practices we can give ourselves. They won’t guarantee smooth sailing, but they will allow us to walk steadily through the waves.
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