Trusting the wind

Here's a wonderful story as told by Sharon Franquemont in her book, You Already Know What To Do:

Once upon a time, a great river rushed with all its power into the desert, but its roaring presence only evaporated into the desert sands. The harder the river rushed, the more it disappeared. In its struggle, the river heard the voice of the wind saying, "Let go and trust me." The angry river rejected the wind. "I can't trust you. I am a mighty river and very determined. I can't even see you." The river continued to struggle; the wind continued to whisper, "Let go and trust me." Finally, the exhausted river gave up and, not knowing what else to do, turned itself over to the wind. Then the wind swooped down and gently picked the river up into the sky, where it disappeared into the air. The wind carried the river across the desert, and let it go against the mountain ranges on the other side. The river's waters fell to the Earth. Soon the mighty river flowed again for all to see and enjoy. When the river trusted, it learned that the best and only course for its re-emergence abided in what appeared to be nothing.

The key here is willingness. Letting go is excruciatingly difficult when we're not willing and amazingly easy when we are.