"Would you rather be right, or would you rather have peace?" my teacher would say when inevitably we reach an impasse whereby our story sounds off louder than our heart's patient longing.
True freedom isn’t achieved through resistance and denial - of others and inevitably of parts of ourselves - and although these are of course valid portals to step through, these are not the final destination.
Quite the opposite of giving our power away, knowing our place in the wider tapestry of Life gives us the opportunity to see it all - and still strike out in Greatness.