On Surrendering

A lesson I keep learning again and again (and again) is to step back and let the Universe take the reins — to be in a state of surrender. What does surrendering mean, you might ask? It means letting go of the need to control the outcome of a circumstance or situation.

Letting go and surrendering my plans can feel like I’m giving up or being lazy or that I have no direction for life. I thought surrendering meant that I didn’t care. I now understand that surrendering means I care so much that I’m willing to release control and let a higher power step in and help me.

When I get in the way and try to micromanage everything around me, I only prevent the Universe from coming up with a MUCH better solution than I ever could. When we surrender, the right people, opportunities, lessons, and teachers come into our lives in the perfect unexpected way. We’ll be amazed by how much simpler the solution became once we stopped trying to control it. All we have to do is be brave enough to surrender.

My favorite resources on surrendering:

• Letting Go: the Pathway to Surrender by David R. Hawkins

• The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein (Gabby’s Super Soul session about surrounding is also incredible and it’s on Womaze!)

• The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

Give yourself the gift of letting go, and see where it takes you. Let me know in the comments below what you are going to surrender to the universe ✨