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Today I want to talk to you about the art of surrender. That doesn’t mean giving up and surrender is not a sign of weakness or cowardice, just the opposite.
It’s an honest personal inventory assessment about coming to terms with how much control you do and don’t have. And it means continuing to take action steps when it’s appropriate– and accepting that full control wasn’t yours to begin with.
Control is a result of being attached to a specific outcome, an outcome we’re sure as if we always know what’s best. But micromanaging the world is a big task and is likely to exhaust us.
So how do you apply these to your situation?
So for example, if you’ve lost a child and you’re struggling with that, surrendering means surrendering to find support because we’re not meant to grieve alone. It means you need help. If you have a loved one who struggles with mental illness, addiction or thoughts of suicide, it means understanding that you can’t control the outcome no matter how much you want it. And my God I know how much you want it.
If you struggle with mental illness or thoughts of suicide it’s recognizing that you do need help and getting it.
The beauty of surrender mode is that you’re more at peace in that frame of mind. You’re calmer and more present in the moment. And that allows you to see more clearly and your vision extends out around you allowing you to see the bigger picture– to step back and see it.
So where do you find it?
You find this in people whether it’s a support group, or friends, or a therapist– it’s out there for you.
From me to you, a virtual hug. Anne Moss Rogers from emotionally naked.
