Living from a place of Surrender.

I'm doing an online course with Michael Singer called "Living from a place of Surrender." A major point that Michael has made is that NOTHING is personal.   Life is happening on its own and we are here to enjoy it...not to take things personally.

We've all seen a plant grow through the cracks in a paved road  Life seems to have a mind of its own that wants to continually reproduce and express itself.  A forest can be completely destroyed by a fire and grow back before you know it.  Even the most brilliant human being cannot make a seed, nor cause it to become a plant, nor make the plant grow... Life does that year after year without any help from us.

So what if we FULLY trusted this process of life to take care of us...to provide us with all that we need instead of relying on our egoic minds to make things happen or to keep us comfortable? Michael suggests that we let go of the attachments to the personal self (both the resistances to uncomfortable situations and clinging to the positive situations), relax our bodies (as a way to let go), and deal with what is right in front of us. 

If you have read the Surrender Experiment, you know that this turned out very well for Michael.  He  did not sit down and decide what he needed in order to feel fulfilled or secure or happy.  Instead, he consistently let go of personal preferences and personal identity, centered himself and trusted how his Life was unfolding.  He let the experiences of his life change him and grow him but not define him. 

Say YES to each moment then let it go and greet the next moment exactly as it is...  This is the path to freedom.