SURRENDER ↔ EFFORT

Surrendering to me sounds like defeat. I have indeed been surrendering to an enemy. My enemy is illusion, and I have yielded to it, agreed with it, and obeyed it for many years. I had no idea that surrendering to an enemy was the beginning of the hardest work in the world.

The time has come for us to surrender to the Friend. What does this mean, and how will our surrenderance help us to move past this experience of separation and into the state of Union with the Beloved One? Surrender is not defeat—it is the doorway to reunion.

Letting Go, Giving Back that which I had Fought hard, Worked hard, Loved hard for the past five years is a Gift of Generosity and Re-Generation to Myself. For Now I Can Move to a New Field of Creative Possibility. Surrender creates space for new life.

In natural physical childbirth, there is a time to hold and a time to push. If the mother pushes too early, she tears. If the mother holds too long, the baby is in danger. So too, is the nature of metamorphosis and change. Knowing when to surrender and when to effort is the wisdom of timing.

It takes time to soften the plaque of mental tartar upon your consciousness. Transformation cannot be rushed. Both surrender and effort require patience—the patience to allow what wants to emerge to do so in its own time.

"You were wrong about what I would do, child. I would not slap you or whack you on the head. No—I would come to you and envelop you in love and let your inner light grow and glow. I will let the flames of my love melt away the falseness you have learned. Just stay with me, love."

We are experiencing labor pains, wondering if this is a false labor pain or a true labor pain, and wondering when we should hold and when we should push. The birthing process requires both surrender and active participation.

"Surrender" is from Middle English and Middle French, meaning to give back, to yield, to give oneself into the power of another... Surrendering to me sounds like defeat. [...] I have indeed been surrendering to an enemy. My enemy is illusion, and I have yielded to it, agreed with it, and obeyed it for many years. [...] I had no idea that surrendering to an enemy was the beginning of the hardest work in the world.

Laurent: "...the way that we overcome separation, and the way we end the work of keeping apart from one another, and apart from God, is that we surrender to the Divine One, in whatever way we can." Jane with Baba: "Just stay with me, love. Let go of the illusion you hold."

BB [Brad Bird]: "If you try to overcontrol a process, you limit the process. You can have a strong idea of what you want without creating an atmosphere where people can't speak up and have ideas." (Applies to creative efforts and perhaps life itself.)

Being Receptive is different from Being Unconscious. Going with the flow doesn't mean I've become lazy. It means I stop battling what is not even at war with me. The more relaxed I am, the more I can see opportunities, the more open I am to new ideas, the easier it is to create abundance.

I am learning that I should give up trying to schedule things – it gives me stress that I don't need, and it does not let me practice something magical that I'm onto. This "something magical" is: CREATE THE SPACE, HOLD THE SPACE, SAY YES TO ALL OPENING DOORS IN THE SPACE! [...] It's amazing the kind of things that happen when I give up control and give energy to "holding the space".

From Team Thrive coaching email: "i remember the assignment as writing out what it would be like if i surrendered to my new role or way of being as mom... how would i know that i have surrendered? how would you all know that i have done this? well... i have nothing but i have been thinking every single day about this question... and i still have nothing! argh!!!! (yes i feel frustrated that i don't have the answer right away)." Laura Bushnell's response: "...what if you didn't have to get the 'right' answer to surrendering? Then what? Is it possible to just give surrendering a go and see what shows up?"

Patience, Dear One. Your time is coming. No need for searching. Simply stay receptive. This is the time for Stillness. The time for finding. The time to be found. Give up your efforts. Turn away from questions.