The Opposite Way: A Love Letter to the Dreamers Who Are Burning Out

I see her.
The one who believes she doesn’t have time.
Grinding herself to the bone, skipping meals, ignoring the body’s whispers.
She’s chasing a dream with clenched fists, believing she must suffer to earn it.

I see her exhaustion.
It was once mine.

She says, “I have no money. I can’t afford to rest. I don’t have time to do what I need to do.”
And so she pushes harder.
And I watch, knowing that no matter what I say, her fear will keep her in the rut of force.
She won’t believe until she chooses to be curious.

Because the how doesn’t come from force.
The how comes from slowing down.
From grabbing the dream and feeling the joy, the peace, the excitement now.
From letting go of the belief that suffering is the price of success.

The Alarms Will Ring

Eventually, the body will speak louder than the mind.
The challenges will come like blaring alarms—louder, sharper, more relentless—until the point of break.
And then, a choice:
Continue down the path of self-destruction,
or become curious enough to try something new.

The Opposite Way

To create your dream, you must do the opposite of what you were taught.
You must let go.
Let go of the belief that no one can do it like you.
Let go of the belief that you can’t afford to rest, to receive, to ask for help.
Because when you reach breaking point, you can no longer afford not to change.

An Invitation

I send love to the ones still grinding.
I honour your journey.
I know the pain.
And I know the gift of awareness that awakens when you finally choose peace.

Dreams are possible.
Miracles do happen.
But not in the way we were taught.
They come through the uncomfortable, unfamiliar path of surrender.
They come when we choose to believe in the how that unfolds through joy, not pressure.

So I invite you:
Experiment.
Try something different.
If it doesn’t work, you’ve simply found another way not to do it.

I believe in you.
But I cannot awaken the peaceful path for you.
Only you have the power to choose.