Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero
Why You’re Drowning in Stress - and How to Let Go
04 Jun 2025
In today’s episode, we explore the dance between surrender and action, how to let go of what we can’t control and fiercely protect what lights us up. We journey to the Salt River at sunrise, drawing on the wisdom of the wild horses and the Stoic philosophy to remind us that peace doesn’t come from fighting the current, but from flowing with it. We reflect on the importance of protecting our energy, of pouring ourselves into what inspires us, and of finding the courage to be different. We talk about the power of holding on when the world would let go, and how, like the river and the rising sun, we’re always invited to begin again. Let this episode be your call to trust your path, to move with the current where you must, and to shape your life with unwavering purpose;this is your moment to rise.More from Eddie Pinero:Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletterYour World Within Podcast: https://yourworldwithin.libsyn.com/Stream these tracks on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2BLf6pBInstagram - @your_world_within and @IamEddiePineroTikTok - your_world_withinFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/YourworldwithinTwitter - https://www.twitter.com/IamEddiePineroBusiness Inquiries - http://www.yourworldwithin.com/contact
Full Episode
We don't always have the power to change what's around us, but we do have the power to change what's within us. We can't always stop the storm, but we can always find the calm in how we navigate it. Let's dive into that dance, the push and pull between acceptance and agency. Between the things we surrender to and the things we shape. Because I want to show you how it all comes together. Here.
In this place where earth meets water. Where life whispers through the wild horses. And where the sun rises each morning to begin again. So close your eyes and visualize with me. as I paint a picture of letting go, moving forward, and beginning again. Let me take you to a river. A river that cuts through the desert like a ribbon of life.
The Salt River, as it's called, where water meets earth and time slows to a gentle hush. This river, it's more than just water. At least to me, it is. It's a metaphor for the current of life itself, ever moving, ever flowing. And it speaks to us. That is, of course, so long as we pause long enough to listen.
There's an ancient prayer that echoes here, a prayer born from the wisdom of generations past. It's referred to as the Serenity Prayer. It essentially states, God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. But these words, they aren't just for quiet moments of prayer and solitude.
They're a map for navigating the world, a blueprint for living life on your terms. They are a reminder that life is a river. where parts of it are calm, parts of it are wild, but all of it is always moving. And amongst many others, the Stoics understood this. They believed it to be a fool's errand to run up against the things we cannot change.
Like trying to swim upstream in the raging current, we only exhaust ourselves fighting what was never meant to be fought. So, we learn to let go. To surrender. Not in weakness, but in wisdom. Because there's power in knowing where to yield and where to push forward. And as you venture down the river's banks, you just might be lucky enough to see wild horses. They don't fight the current.
They move with it. Sometimes crossing it, sometimes pausing to drink from it. But they are a symbol of freedom. Of the power that comes from understanding how to move with life, not against it. How to let the environment work for you. These horses embody the fact that there are always parts of life we can control. Our actions, our choices, our direction.
We can decide when to charge ahead and when to stand still. When to let the river carry us and when to forge our own path. And the bow on all of this, the third leg of the stool, is that there is no better time to remember any of this than at sunrise. In the quiet light at dawn when the world is reborn. The first rays of the sun are like hope itself, gentle, unwavering, full of promise.
A reminder that no matter how dark the night, that sun will rise. It always rises. So let this be more than a narrative. My hope is that you find it as a call to action. Where you look in the mirror and ask yourself, where am I fighting the current in my life? Where am I swimming upstream?
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