Surrender
sur·ren·der
What does Surrender mean?
Opening your hand around what was never yours to control. Surrender isn't giving up the fight; it's choosing which fight is actually yours.
Another way of seeing Surrender
Caught in a rip, the swimmers who tire are the ones who fight it head-on. The ones who make it back stop resisting and swim sideways, parallel to the shore. They haven't given up. They've stopped spending their strength on the one direction that can't work. Some seasons of life are rips. The current isn't the problem. Fighting it is.
Surrender in relationships
You can't argue someone into understanding you, or love them into the choice you'd make. Surrender here means letting people be who they are — and noticing how much lighter you both become.
Surrender in everyday life
Notice where you're refreshing, checking or rehearsing: the reply that hasn't come, the outcome you can't hurry. Pick one, tell yourself ‘this is out of my hands’, and spend that energy on something that isn't.
Carry this with you
Let go of the outcome. Keep hold of the effort.
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