Left to its old pattern, the mind will continue its reactivity and keep you functioning on autopilot. What the mind knows best is auto repetition, which normally keeps people in a state of survival that defaults into blind behaviour, especially when difficult situations arise.
Even when emotions are hard on the body, like stress, anxiety, hate, or jealousy, we will continue repeating them if they are common ways that we have reached in the past. Each reaction will even go as far as to slowly mould our perception to the point where everything we perceive is first filtered through a thick layer of old conditioning combined with our current emotions. Since our perception has been driven by our past and our emotions, it will slow down our ability to witness reality as it is. The mind will not do what is good for it unless we intentionally train it to do so.
A common fear is that letting go will make you passive. We are often driven by our fear and pain that it is hard to conceive any other way of existing. The reality is that letting go will not make you dull, and it certainly will not turn you into a pushover. What it does do is reconfigure your mind so that you are no longer carrying the heavy weight of the past into the present.
If you are seeking to reclaim your power, one of the essential steps to go through is realising how much of your power you have given up to the hurt of the past and fears of the future.
A lighter mind and clearer eyes make ample space for ample decision-making. Your ability to act intelligently and unthentically improves greatly the more you let go.
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