Yesterday I stumbled across a concept that was new to me - active surrender.
I tried it on for size:
Stop fighting the past....
Accept the present....
Move on....
I like it; I think I'll adopt it.
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- Rambling Rose
- I grew up in a large family, married young, survived two husbands, raised two children, helped raise two granddaughters and a great-niece. I am now retired from the workforce and am committed to finding out who I am outside all the roles I buried myself in.
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Active Surrender? A lovely juxtaposition of opposites.
Not a nonsequitor, though.....more a mindful course of acceptance. On the order of my decision to not waste prescious emotional energy on an uncontrollable event.
The Serenity prayer comes to mind.
"Accept the things we cannot change".........
But, Paints with Words, Never surrender your Goals.
I've decided in my Journey that I shall Attempt to look at my past with a bemused detachment. It opens whole new worlds of insight.
And of course......humor.
Wollf cares.
Thank you so much, Howlsatmoon, for your shared insights in response to my post. You are so right about this being very similar to the Serenity Prayer. That was the conclusion I came to this morning after publishing this post. (In fact, I have tomorrow's post written and that is the direction I took it.) I will never surrender my goals- once you begin the inner journey, there is no way you can give it up. However, in consideration of people I love and have programmed to expect certain things from me, I think it is important to choose my battles wisely. In regards to reviewing our past, which is an important part of the inner journey, I notice that I have a tendency to remain stuck in the past, beating it to death before letting go. Humor is a wonderful tool, isn't it? I have you to thank for putting me back in touch with mine. I had forgotten how good it feels to REALLY laugh and to make other people laugh. I have always been a little too serious - too focused on the pain in life. My husband was a "rainbow stew" kind of guy who NEEDED to remained focused on the lighter side of life. I learned through him to lighten up and laugh at life a little bit. After he died, though, I forgot how to do that. So thanks for the wonderful reminder, Wolff, how important those opportunities to laugh and play are.
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