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Don’t Fight the Wave

May 27, 2025 By Nagesh Belludi Leave a Comment

Embrace Life's Flow: Find Strength, Steady Growth Awaits “Don’t fight the wave,” they say, is the surfer’s first lesson.

There’s wisdom in that—an invitation to embrace life’s unfolding, rather than battling its currents.

Life, too, rarely adheres to our scripts. Perhaps the struggle isn’t against the currents, but in learning to navigate them. When we cease resistance and begin to work with life’s flow, a hidden resilience surfaces.

Idea for Impact: Somewhere between control and surrender, we find growth—the kind that carries us forward, steady and resilient.

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Filed Under: Living the Good Life, Sharpening Your Skills Tagged With: Adversity, Attitudes, Emotions, Mindfulness, Parables, Resilience, Wisdom

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About: Nagesh Belludi [hire] is a St. Petersburg, Florida-based freethinker, investor, and leadership coach. He specializes in helping executives and companies ensure that the overall quality of their decision-making benefits isn’t compromised by a lack of a big-picture understanding.

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