Surrender

When you see a hawk in the sky, is he struggling to go against the wind or is he effortlessly harnessing it to get where he wants to go? Do you ever find yourself struggling against the direction your life is moving?

The real question is, how can we stop struggling against the things we don’t want in our life? In a word, Surrender. Surrender to what is. In past blogs and in Adjust Your Sails, I spend a great deal of time discussing tools and methodology to direct your life. The challenge is that before you can direct it, you need to first stop fighting and accept what is. In other words, surrender.

If you have ever been driving in the snow and felt your car sliding, you know that if you immediately pull the wheel in the opposite direction you lose complete control. If instead you initially steer into the slide (surrender to what is), then slowly but subtly guide your way out, you can usually regain control. Life is no different. When you feel things going against you, simply surrender. Next, decide on a direction and steer yourself toward it through intention.