Stem the Flow!
Similar to stem the tide, stem the flow is a phrase that instead means to stop something from spreading. So, to stem the flow of information or of a disease would mean to stop that event from multiplying.Link.
I know for a fact that there are some flows that are not easy to stem, it is very difficult. And such things happen to us time after time. For example, a situation that is beyond your control is something you cannot stem.
But the truth is that you can stem whatever you want, especially when it is in your power to do so. Do not be lazy or procrastinate in doing the needful, when you don't stem what needs to be steamed, it escalates and begins to cause you trouble. So, do the needful!
You can also participate by clicking on this link:
https://hive.blog/hive-161155/@daily.prompt/17-december-2023-mariannewests-freewrite-writing-prompt-day-2223-stem-the-flow