I think that relaxing into the flow of things is another way of saying, “Trust in the Lord / Universe.” The consciousness that underlies all things, the beingness of God, is present in every detail of life – we don’t need to beat ourselves up to find it, nor to find meaning or success in our lives. Indeed, when we strive as if the God known-by-many-names doesn’t have our backs, it’s said that we strive “without God,” as described in our reading from Psalm 127, which says that such efforts and fruits are in vain. Many of the most powerful spiritual teachers throughout history, Christ eminent among them, tell us to relax in our striving, to soften around the edges and let go of the anxiety, anger, and harshness that accompany our need to reinforce our false egos and our identification with our rambling minds. Indeed, relaxing into whatever arises (even the fear or anger) and trusting in the flow of providence is said to be the ticket to enlightenment, and to me it sounds like a returning to the childlikeness that Christ said was required to enter the Kingdom of Heaven within.