Surrender

At the beginning of 2022, I chose a word— dare. I attempted to live into it. Then a funny thing happened midway through the year. A word slipped into the cracks of my soul whispering into my core. Surrender spoke to me. 

Surrender. It took me a bit to really understand what the word meant to me. I thought, “Doesn’t surrender mean giving up?” Not really. Surrender is an act deeper than letting go. It is an openness to what is unfolding — no more struggling to make things work. To surrender is to be in a state of heightened awareness. By surrendering, we move through life’s tangles with an awareness that the tangle has roots. 

This surrender is not about giving up — it is about living in anticipation. What do we do with this anticipation? We use it as a spring board to leap into personal transformation. In transforming our self, we become change agents in this messy, uncertain world. In essence, we become detanglers of life’s messy knots.

I realize that surrendering is one of the most difficult stances we will ever take. Surrender calls us to withdraw from action. Surrender is living nonattached to our fears or expectations. We live without clinging to the what-ifs or pushing away this things with which we are averse. We actively notice our triggers and choose to be in ways that will neutralize them. Surrender is a way of being not doing.

In surrendering, we clear the path. We see with clarity our purpose. As we walk the path we anticipate — not expect. We look forward; we open to what is happening instead of putting limits to the unfolding. On this trek into soul purpose, we soften, evolve. We become who we are meant to be as we look past our imperfections. 

Surrender says, “Stop fighting. Breathe. Be in the tangle. Learn from the discord. Listen to the quiet of my voice as it leads you through.” When we listen to surrender, we aren’t complacent. Rather, we listen with heightened awareness and act upon our intuition. 

My word as I move into 2023 remains surrender. It will be with that word until another word comes whispering through the cracks of my soul and blows on the ember of my being.  

Are you ready to surrender into this brave, scary, new world? I hope so, because I am ready to  change the world with you. 

Van Hurst, ms, is an intuitive-coach-catalyst. She uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for navigating the mundane and extraordinary. The result of time with Van? An evolving blueprint for your life that sustains a deeper connection to your intuition and contemplative nature. 

Van is a professional speaker & author who weaves inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Her most recent book, As Natural As Breathing: Being Intuitive, is available on Amazon. Contact Vanessa for life coaching, intuitive consultations, keynotes, and programs. 

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