Surrendering

I struggle with knowing when to fight and when to surrender.

On the spiritual path it is important to learn the art of speaking and acting from our truth in a way that respects ourselves and those around us. We can't do this work without knowing our own tendencies; able to spot when we are reacting from a place of fear or ego... when we are authentically in our center. We must get better at identifying when we are attempting to control or manipulate another person's actions or the outcome of our circumstances.

This level of self awareness is the REAL work. The action that follows is, actually, quite effortless if the intention in our hearts is clear. I can let go when I know its in the best interest of all involved. I can let go when I've given myself the time to honestly reflect and process what it is that is keeping me holding on.

Subsequently there are moments when our path asks us to speak up, when we must have the clarity and courage to set a boundary.

It seems that meditation is key for this work, since the consistency of sitting and connecting to our source, to our breath, to the essence of who and what we are can only bring us into alignment.

The only way we can trust our motivations is by functioning from an evolved place of honesty. Getting to that place is often a scary undertaking, since we must face aspects of ourselves we may not be comfortable seeing. Seems we need to privately and personally make the decision between living consciously or unconsciously. If we come up against pain, suffering and conflict often ... these are clues that we are probably not in harmony. When we feel like we're in the flow of things .. when we can sense we are being carried and supported, these are probably signs that we have moved into conscious alignment.