Recently I had a chat with a friend about personal challenges and troubling global events. After a fair amount of commiseration I allowed that, like it or not, things were after all the way they were. I wondered, with that acceptance, what could we do to manage our response to events without giving away our peace of mind?
For several days I had been pondering the meaning and implications of surrender, and during our discussion the phrase ‘surrender is benevolent acceptance’ dropped into my mind. I reflected on the wisdom of letting go.
What if we surrendered to the idea that we live in a benevolent Universe, and accepted that things do happen for a reason and have value, despite sometimes evidence to the contrary? What if surrendering to what is, led to peace of mind?
Surrender is a complex, ambiguous concept that I surrender to further contemplation. Benevolent acceptance has been a good place for me to start.
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