Digging Deeper to Break Free: A Lesson from the Sand Trap
When I first found myself stuck in a sand trap, my instinct was to escape quickly, to scramble out without thinking. But the more I resisted, the deeper I seemed to sink. Frustration took hold until I realized something counterintuitive—what if the way out wasn’t up, but through? I stopped flailing, took a breath, and started digging. Not aimlessly, but with purpose, clearing a path below the surface where I could gain traction.