In the orient and Africa, monkeys are often caught by cutting a hole in a gourd just big enough for a monkey to put its hand in, and then hollowing it out, putting some food into it and attaching it to something.
A monkey will put its hand in to get the treat, yet can’t pull it out while holding the food, and will refuse to let go of the food and run away, and instead will allow itself to be captured.
How many of us have allowed ourselves to be caught by something that we are unwilling to see and let go of when simply letting go allows us to fully step into freedom.
Ironically, when we finally let go of whatever we were holding onto, we discover that we are so much more than we ever believed possible.
