Let it be …

RDP Saturday: Laissez-Faire

At the spa, Bali Indonesia

The first thing I did in Bali was book myself for a 2.5 hour spa treatment, the young woman worked her magic and I found it was the first of several visits to the spa during my week long stay. 

Seated here one day I reset … I recalled … there’s a phrase often used by people of a certain generation, especially from the area where my roots, from the father’s side of the family, are firmly embedded: “Let it be, baa“. ”Baa” being a term of endearment in the local dialect. My paternal grandfather often said this to my mother when she seemed fraught by some issue or other. Over the years, I had forgotten this. It is now gentle self-talk, each day.

I sat on a comfortable chair, sipping delicious ginger tea after my spa treatments and exhaled. I did nothing for half an hour but watch the ducks glide by and the turtle hugging a rock. There was nothing else in the world in those moments, except sit back and let it be. And when I did, time stood still.

Driven by deadlines in the city, life had become constricting. It was like being on a treadmill … the faster you run, the faster it moves and there’s danger is losing balance. This is where I was when I spent most of 2023 focused on getting my business and my health back on track. Until my reset in Bali.

Adopting a laissez-faire attitude does not have to be negative. I found it is highly likely I’ve returned to a balanced place because I practice letting go, letting all else fall away, being without direction, for a few minutes each day. On a personal level, I’ve found psychological and spiritual value in experiencing this each day.

My mantras when things don’t go to plan, are simple ones: All is well. Let it go. Let it be. There’s no harm in this thinking. I firmly believe at the end of the day, the Universe takes care of ‘business’. It helps me to travel ‘light’. And that’s the laissez-faire attitude I adopt in managing my life!

Until next time

As always

a dawn bird