It’s 3:09am and I Just finished reading “The Surrender Experiment” by Michael A Singer. It would not let me go. Now I know why.
I’ve been living my own version of surrendering to the flow of life again since I started my radical sabbatical last summer. I had wanted to do this for years. I spoke about it, dreamt about it, was challenged by my coach to do it, but I was scaredAF. My inner control freak just would not have it. I had thoughts about how my life should be and concepts about how it’s supposed to unfold- even if some of those attitudes weren’t serving me anymore.
In 2015/16 life started moving me in certain directions and I resisted big time. So, of course, I struggled and needlessly suffered on so many levels…until I decided to just let go of a bunch of people, places and things and go with the flow of life and see what unfolds, even though I didn’t know where things were going to go. I had to trust myself and more importantly, trust that Life, The Abundant Universe had way more in store for me, that I could dream and see for myself. But Ingrid the recovering control freak had to surrender.
I had heard about this dude and this book while listening to a podcast a few weeks ago and forgot about it until this morning I woke up trying to remember the name of the book for some reason. Probably because I had decided to surrender to life’s flow and stay in Trinidad a while longer to see what more would deliciously unfold for me. Good thing I had taken a screenshot of the book cover and saved it.
I had a great to-do list and plan to work on my Cannabis business, then I bought and downloaded this book and it held me until I finished all 253 pages. And of course, It was right on time.
Having read this book, it underscored the fact that I have to now surrender, let go and go with life’s flow in ALL areas of my life. Cherry-picking areas I was comfortable with and ignoring other areas because I am scared, won’t serve me at all. I was still holding on to old ways while the Universe was unfolding new paths for me to grow and become more.
Now, I have. I’ve committed to doubling down on my daily meditation practice and to truly surrender, let go and flow and see where life naturally takes me.
Some of the many gems that made me go hmmmm are:
… “what would happen if we respected the flow of life and used our free will to participate in what’s unfolding, instead of fighting it? What would be the quality of the life that unfolds? Would it just be random events with no order or meaning, or would the same perfection of order and meaning that manifests in the rest of the universe manifest in the everyday life around us?”
..”you can experience what happened when someone dared to let go and trust the flow of life.”
…”what happened when the assertion of will was guided by what life was doing instead of what I wanted it to be doing. My personal experience is that aligning one’s will with the natural forces unfolding around us leads to some surprisingly powerful results.”
I would recommend this book to anyone going through shifts in their lives or who are just seeking answers. Buy the book and be open… surrender to what it’s meant to teach you.