many wise teachers
advise
‘surrender’
but until we grasp
what that means
it might feel
like weakness, defeat
think of surrender
as falling back
with complete trust
into waiting, strong arms
imagine surrender
as that moment
when the single drop
reunites with the vast ocean
becoming a part of it all
no longer able to discern
where its edges are
envision surrendering
as a process where
all your hardened rules
beliefs, ‘shoulds’
relax, become fluid
like a mountain stream
going this way and that
depending on what is encountered
along life’s path
there is a peace
a joy
in total surrender
it feels freeing
(not like you’re giving up)
as if you’re giving into
something greater
wiser, more expansive
consider this
the next time
you want to know
how to surrender
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