April: If we want to embrace the transformation that April provides, we must show a willingness to be in our power by embracing, and not resisting change and transformation, getting clear on what doesn’t serve us in the way of our intention for our life, our desire for joy, and being willing to let it all go without knowing what will replace it, only that we will manifest what does serve our highest intentions when we have the courage to embrace them. This requires that we understand the concept of surrender, which doesn’t mean to give up, it means to stop fighting. We aren’t defeated when we surrender, we are the victor because the only person we can fight is ourselves and no victory is possible there. Let me describe just how surrender looks. It can take many forms. It may be a comment like “You might be right.” It may be a soft silence. Perhaps it’s a nod of the head. It sidesteps a rebuttal that can lead to an unnecessary conflict, and, in reality, all conflicts are unnecessary. We will inevitably fail in our attempts to control others, in one way or another, so surrendering this impulse is all that makes sense. When it becomes your daily practice, surrendering begins to feel like a breath of fresh air coupled with the release of the tightness in your shoulders or your chest. I know. It has become my path. My practice. My prayer. Surrendering has changed every relationship I cherish. It even has the power to change the fleeting relationships in my day. The angry store clerk, the tailgating driver, the bickering neighbors can all be “sent on their way” with a nod of the head or shrug of the shoulders and a quietly spoken blessing.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 14:12:40 +0000