Surrender
The translation of ‘Surrender‘ into my mother language gives me 12 different meanings, including expressions like
-giving up (as in abandon)
- capitulating or
- giving over (resigning)
Out of twelve only one interpretation comes close to a meaning of Surrender that I prefer most:
To give up in favour of another
The question is: of another What?
Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace. – Bhagavad Gita
The Meaning of Surrender
I found that the mainstream belief about Surrender is that you have to give up something that you like or would like to have, like winning an argument for example. But what if the true meaning of Surrender is to attain something?
What if instead of insisting on ‘being right’ in a discussion you would surrender to the other person(s) point of view and gain insights that you otherwise would have missed?
Change is the essence of life. Be willing to Surrender what you are for what you could become. – Author unknown
Surrender goes hand in hand with Faith. They work best together and to embrace one fully, it is essential to accept the other too.
Once you can Surrender to Faith, the power of this combination will start to reveal itself to you in almost miraculous ways.
If you choose to accept the interpretation above for Surrender, you can tap into the secret of true and lasting change that separates the ones who `try´ from the ones that actually achieve a permanent transformation.
Faith and Surrender – A Power Team
Change is mainly a two step process with a presupposition:
The assumption that needs to be accepted is that change is possible at all and can be done by yourself.
- First you identify the behaviour or belief you want to change,
- then you replace it with a new one.
If you give yourself permission to have Faith and to Surrender, you will feel a kind of acceptance and peace.
It was when I surrendered and trusted that I have every resource I need within me, when I was able to do things that took me a lot of courage to do like
- my first jump from a boat into the open sea (quite a big thing when you are as afraid of sharks as I am)
- leading a night dive
- Bungee Jumping
or that seem to be impossible like
- braking a wooden board without even touching it
- pricking a straw through an apple or
- breaking an arrow (that was put with its tip on my throat and was broken by leaning against it)
It was in the moment of making the conscious decision to Surrender my fears in exchange for Trust when I felt connected to the mighty power that is within everybody who dares to take that step and I know that Surrender will be my secret shield when I do a fire walk with Anthony Robbins. (More about these “Out with old excuses. In with new goals.”- events here )
The power of Surrender
Maybe you have experienced a similar moment. Maybe you did even scarier things like a sky dive or jumping out of a plane. Maybe you had really scary or life threatening moments when you thought you would die and when you then Surrendered to that possibility you have been given a second chance to live…
If you have, you will agree that the ‘Team Faith/Surrender‘ was there to support you and you will be able to remember how it felt to ‘be in the moment’ when everything around you happens like in slow motion.
Do you remember how radiant, vibrant, alive, excited, vivid and energetic you felt afterwards? How would you have completed this sentence:
“If I can do/survive this,….. “?
If you haven’t had this kind of experience yet, when would be a good time to get out of your comfort zone and try something new (of course I am not talking about causing an accident here, right?)?
What would be one thing that you have put of until now, knowing that if you finally did it, it would make the difference in moving forward in your career, relationship or somehow else in your life?
What would it take to make that step?
Surrender – it will set yourself free.
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