Is Friction The Hidden Gift Of Our Evolution?

So often we resist the places in life where things don’t flow. We see the obstacles, the discomfort, the moments where something doesn’t fit our idealised plan, and we label them as wrong. Yet what if friction is not an enemy, but a sacred teacher?

When a situation rubs against our expectations, it creates internal stress. That stress is like friction, uncomfortable, yes, but essential! Without it, movement would be impossible. Friction is the force that reveals where our rigid plans meet the reality of a greater design. It pushes us out of the box of, “how things should be,” and nudges us into a different way of being.

Left unchecked, friction creates sores. And sores, though painful, demand our attention. They remind us that we cannot keep moving in the same way without damage. We must change something! We must evolve!

Friction, then, is really a gift, a sacred invitation to grow. It awakens us to the truth that we are not fully in control, yet we are not powerless either. We cannot orchestrate every detail of life, but we can choose where we want to go. And in that choice, the Creator meets us, providing exactly what we need to arrive.

Every single circumstance, no matter how raw or unwanted, carries within it the seeds of our evolution. The beauty lies not in the perfection of our plans, but in recognising that life itself is conspiring for our benefit, aligning us with the deepest desires of our heart even though we may not recognise it immediately.

So when friction comes, instead of resisting it, perhaps we can choose to lean in, not with despair, but with curiosity?

Not with judgment, but with trust?

For beneath the rub, the Divine is shaping us into who we were always meant to become.

Much love ❤️

D xx