"Be crumbled so wild flowers will come up where you are. You have been stony for too many years. Try something different. Surrender." ~ Rumi
Surrender. All that is happening in the world is stirring up so many challenging emotions within me. And it’s given me reason to ponder the power of surrendering…
I love the image of the hungry little caterpillar transforming into a butterfly.
Waiting in its cocoon, it surrenders to a higher purpose - the natural process of transformation. And when the change is complete, the watercolor wings split their silken cage and the butterfly emerges - ready to fly! Metamorphosis!
This kind of surrender is to a force bigger than oneself. And it's learning how to harmonize the energies at play in any given moment.
This kind of surrender has nothing to do with waving a white flag, or collapsing into complacency or ceasing to be the change we wish to see in the world.
Spiritual surrender means relaxing - letting go of our fixed agendas, unclenching our fists, being open to responding to what is unfolding rather than reacting in a holier than thou kind of way.
What if surrender is our greatest source of strength rather than a weakness?
In battle the person surrendering is seen as the loser, but in life it's not about losing or winning. Surrender is about being okay with what is.
Being present doesn't mean that you can't plan for a bright future or take that trip you've always wanted to take. It just means you don't worry about the outcome or micromanage how you'll spend each hour.
Surrender is really just a state of non-attachment.
There is no greater act of courage than to take a deep breath and be with exactly what is happening in the present moment.
Stop. Drop. Be here now.
Get out your journal and favorite pen and let's write...
Journaling SPARKS:
Where are you fighting with life?
Where can you surrender to create more ease?
Blessings on your path,
Beth