A major life change is coming down the pike, and the very possibility I railed against for the last eight months–despite all my efforts and silent bargaining–is unfolding. But there’s a larger fight at play.

I keep struggling with this lesson: the harder I fight my fears the more likely their realization. Yet, shortly after yielding to a undesirable outcome, the very last thing I want to confront, the pain and apprehension passes.

Then the healing starts.