Part V: The Courage to Let Go

Chapters 21–25 · Interrupting the cycle Understanding a pattern is a beginning. This part of the book is about what comes next: practicing a different response. You will learn to separate facts from interpretations, to notice thoughts

without obeying them, to stay with uncertainty instead of fleeing it, to

act before you feel completely ready, and to put down the things that were never yours to carry. These are skills, and like all skills, they are learned unevenly, with plenty of backsliding and a certain amount of awkwardness. Be patient. Nobody learns to swim by reading about water.