
Sarah’s Thoughts: Why What You Want Often Comes When You Stop Chasing It
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Why does the thing you’ve been desperately wanting so often seem to arrive the moment you finally stop chasing it?
In this episode of Sarah’s Thoughts, Sarah explores why “letting go” may be more than just a manifestation cliché. When we become fixated on a particular outcome, stress can narrow our attention so intensely that we stop noticing opportunities that don’t look exactly the way we expected them to.
Sarah unpacks the idea of cognitive tunnelling, how pressure can keep us locked onto one version of what we think should happen, and why loosening our grip can allow us to see possibilities that may have been there all along.
This isn’t about giving up on what you want. It’s about continuing to show up and do the work without demanding that life deliver the outcome in one particular way.
Sometimes the opportunity doesn’t come through the door you’ve been watching. Sometimes it comes sideways.
And perhaps letting go isn’t about wanting something less — it’s about becoming open enough to recognise it when it finally arrives.
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