My Favorite Inspiring Quotes
Surrender
Commentary by Peter Shepherd
“When you have compassion and surrender to your own heart, you are surrendering to the hidden power in your heart, God. You are surrendering to love, because God is Love, the cohesive force of the universe that connects us all.” ~ Sara Paddison
Sara continues, “Surrender is not just a religious concept; it’s a power tool for listening to the voice of your spirit and following its directions. When you surrender your head to your heart, you allow your heart to give you a wider, higher intelligence perspective.”
“Choosing to be curious is choosing to be vulnerable, because it requires us to surrender to uncertainty.” ~ Brené Brown
Whatever you resist in life persists. When you surrender to the guidance of your Higher Self, all the energy you have been using in resistance becomes available to you. Vitality, inner peace, harmony and love are your spiritual rewards. So flow with the pace of life. Learn to live between effort and surrender; do your best and hope for what you want, but do not resist the way the wind is blowing.
“Surrender your fear. Something will come that is greater than what the fear is trying to protect.” ~ Mooji
Surrender means letting go of the fixed ideas that no longer serve you - expectations, doubts, fears, resentment, needing to be right - allowing new energies to enter, letting all that remains buried in your heart come to the surface and be healed. Surrender is the intersection between acceptance and change.
“Surrender is faith that the power of love can accomplish anything... even when you can not foresee the outcome.” ~ Deepak Chopra
Love is always truth, so that kind of faith is not unfounded.
Here’s some further reading on this theme...
Surrendering to Love ~ by Peter Shepherd
Surrender is often advocated as a spiritual attribute. In this sense it means surrender to God's will. This sounds defeatist and overly passive, but read on as there's more to it than it seems on the surface. This is not at all the same as surrender in battle, or giving up if the going gets tough, or passively agreeing with whatever anyone says without discernment, taking the easy way out of your responsibilities, abandoning your hopes. Continues...
The Resistance Rut ~ by Karen Wright
It feels so powerful to fight against a reality we won't want. But, it's futile to channel all our energy and attention into resisting what already exists. Does this mean we have to suffer through it for life? No. But, it does mean we must surrender to it first. Continues...
Living an Effortless Life! ~ by Wallace Huey
It is access to the super conscious that is the secret of effortless manifestation. This is because such consciousness proceeds with singularity of focus. When the thinking mind is active, considering, doubting and worrying, consciousness is by its very nature divided within itself. Therefore manifestation is equally fraught. But when a person operates from a super conscious awareness the focus is singular and therefore an incredibly powerful creative tour de force. Continues...
