Wowee. So many lines to quote here. "But real surrender isn’t submission. It’s stillness." Until I could embrace contrast, before I could let self-loathing go, I couldn't create. I was afraid to let go of control. But control was making me sick, miserable, so depressed I wanted death as an end to my suffering. But that kind of death, is submission, not surrender. Until I was willing to "die," the dying being a willingness to let go of that stuck self that truly needed to die, I couldn't embrace the beauty of living. The surrender, the being still, got me to see that no one can steal my joy. Fear, get behind me. The death of that part of me set me free to truly be me.
So far, it's going pretty well. We need darkness to balance the light. Being able to hold contrast is the most beautiful gift.
I have a question. You wrote "soon come." is that a Liam-ism? It sounds like something a very young child would say. Love you, SK. xo
In the stillness of the dark we know ourselves. I've been deep in the stillness, but perhaps there's something to be noted about the dark. Thank you for your beautiful insights.
Wowee. So many lines to quote here. "But real surrender isn’t submission. It’s stillness." Until I could embrace contrast, before I could let self-loathing go, I couldn't create. I was afraid to let go of control. But control was making me sick, miserable, so depressed I wanted death as an end to my suffering. But that kind of death, is submission, not surrender. Until I was willing to "die," the dying being a willingness to let go of that stuck self that truly needed to die, I couldn't embrace the beauty of living. The surrender, the being still, got me to see that no one can steal my joy. Fear, get behind me. The death of that part of me set me free to truly be me.
So far, it's going pretty well. We need darkness to balance the light. Being able to hold contrast is the most beautiful gift.
I have a question. You wrote "soon come." is that a Liam-ism? It sounds like something a very young child would say. Love you, SK. xo
In the stillness of the dark we know ourselves. I've been deep in the stillness, but perhaps there's something to be noted about the dark. Thank you for your beautiful insights.
Susan, more brilliance shining in the darkness! Tom