Some years ago, I heard the expression, "Surrender to Win" and it resonated. At first, it seemed that it was antithetical to all that I knew. Aren't we supposed to relentlessly pursue our dreams? Didn't Churchill famously say, "Never, ever, ever give up" ? Actually, if you research that phrase from Churchill, he didn't exactly say that, but you get the point.
Surrendering was never one of my strong points, and yet, it truly is the way to find personal development. In this bustling world where we are taught to fight to the bitter end, surrendering just seems like an odd pursuit.
1. Worry is wasted energy. When we worry about the future, which we cannot accurately predict, we assume we are in control of the future. When we are honest with ourselves, none of us actually knows what tomorrow will bring.
2. There are things beyond our control. Only delusional people try to control their entire existence, and often, sadly end up miserable, or in the least detached from people as they plot and scheme more controls, which is an endless cycle.
3. The past is over, the past is not our reality. If there is one area that we need to surrender, all of us, it is to surrender what has happened yesterday, or years ago, and most importantly, the bad moment we have just had today. A bad moment or event, need not become our bad day. We can start over at any time.
4. Misery is a choice, so is isolation, loneliness, regret, and shame. We can carry them around or we can choose happiness and serenity. Surrendering to serenity, the present moment, and choosing happiness means we have less stress, live longer, and can approach each obstacle with dignity and grace.
Today, I was told that my heating and air conditioning blower would need replacing, and the labor was 300 dollars. The parts were 500 dollars. Eight hundred dollars!! That thought was terrible, even to contemplate. I let go of the negative energy, decided that I was not going to spend my day worrying about the money or the loss of same. Detached from worry, detached from unproductive scheming, the answer almost jumped out at me by accident. I wasn't going to wallow in the pain and just went about my day. Instead, I plucked around on the Internet, found a forum which said to check a separate component. Which I did. I fixed the car for free in 5 minutes.
A few years ago, I was unemployed, life was pretty terrible. The storage place called, and said, "Mr. Dunn you have three days, maybe four, and we are selling all your belongings" WOW!! I had sent out 138 resumes, and nothing. All the calls were scams, or crappy sales jobs, knocking on doors, likely no better than scams. 138 resumes, and the storage place was selling all my things.
I spoke out loud: "God. I am letting go of this situation. The more I think about this terrible position, the worse it feels. I am letting go. I am NOT SENDING OUT ANY MORE RESUMES!! I have sent out about as many as I can humanly send. I am letting go of this, I refuse to worry about this. If they take all my stuff, and sell it, then they do. If I am homeless, so be it. If I become a bum on the street, then so be it, but I am letting go. Whatever happens next is up to you, I am surrendering this entire mess over to you AND I am surrendering to you. Do as you wish".
By letting go, a tremendous peace came over me, and the worry no longer existed. I went to my meeting. I had so little money, that the only way I could get a call was on my voice mail which went to eMail. I couln't even pay the cell phone bill.
When I arrived to check my computer, there were two job offers on my computer. And I was working within 3 days, and I didn't lose my belongings.
If there is somebody who is hopeless, or struggling with something that is causing you stress, or a loved one who is ill, I hope this story has helped you. God bless you, as you surrender to win.
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Lonny Dunn Tweets at @ProNetworkBuild
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Surrendering was never one of my strong points, and yet, it truly is the way to find personal development. In this bustling world where we are taught to fight to the bitter end, surrendering just seems like an odd pursuit.
1. Worry is wasted energy. When we worry about the future, which we cannot accurately predict, we assume we are in control of the future. When we are honest with ourselves, none of us actually knows what tomorrow will bring.
2. There are things beyond our control. Only delusional people try to control their entire existence, and often, sadly end up miserable, or in the least detached from people as they plot and scheme more controls, which is an endless cycle.
3. The past is over, the past is not our reality. If there is one area that we need to surrender, all of us, it is to surrender what has happened yesterday, or years ago, and most importantly, the bad moment we have just had today. A bad moment or event, need not become our bad day. We can start over at any time.
4. Misery is a choice, so is isolation, loneliness, regret, and shame. We can carry them around or we can choose happiness and serenity. Surrendering to serenity, the present moment, and choosing happiness means we have less stress, live longer, and can approach each obstacle with dignity and grace.
Today, I was told that my heating and air conditioning blower would need replacing, and the labor was 300 dollars. The parts were 500 dollars. Eight hundred dollars!! That thought was terrible, even to contemplate. I let go of the negative energy, decided that I was not going to spend my day worrying about the money or the loss of same. Detached from worry, detached from unproductive scheming, the answer almost jumped out at me by accident. I wasn't going to wallow in the pain and just went about my day. Instead, I plucked around on the Internet, found a forum which said to check a separate component. Which I did. I fixed the car for free in 5 minutes.
A few years ago, I was unemployed, life was pretty terrible. The storage place called, and said, "Mr. Dunn you have three days, maybe four, and we are selling all your belongings" WOW!! I had sent out 138 resumes, and nothing. All the calls were scams, or crappy sales jobs, knocking on doors, likely no better than scams. 138 resumes, and the storage place was selling all my things.
I spoke out loud: "God. I am letting go of this situation. The more I think about this terrible position, the worse it feels. I am letting go. I am NOT SENDING OUT ANY MORE RESUMES!! I have sent out about as many as I can humanly send. I am letting go of this, I refuse to worry about this. If they take all my stuff, and sell it, then they do. If I am homeless, so be it. If I become a bum on the street, then so be it, but I am letting go. Whatever happens next is up to you, I am surrendering this entire mess over to you AND I am surrendering to you. Do as you wish".
By letting go, a tremendous peace came over me, and the worry no longer existed. I went to my meeting. I had so little money, that the only way I could get a call was on my voice mail which went to eMail. I couln't even pay the cell phone bill.
When I arrived to check my computer, there were two job offers on my computer. And I was working within 3 days, and I didn't lose my belongings.
If there is somebody who is hopeless, or struggling with something that is causing you stress, or a loved one who is ill, I hope this story has helped you. God bless you, as you surrender to win.
_______________________________________________________
Lonny Dunn Tweets at @ProNetworkBuild
Facebook Lander: http://facebook.com/ProNetworkBuild
Month Long Complete Social Media Campaign: http://pronetworkbuild.com/month-long-complete-social-media-campaign/
SEO Packages from ProNetworkBuild: http://pronetworkbuild.com/seo-packages-from-pronetworkbuild/
Adword vs Organic Search: http://pronetworkbuild.com/adwords-vs-organic-search/
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Lon
Dunn writes on Evan Carmichael as a productivity and efficiency
expert. He wrote and edited The Thesaurus News from 1995 to 2001
with a specialty in Telephony Infastructure Stocks. With over 20
years following the Mobile Industry, Lon helps Companies,
Professionals and Organizations develop Mobile Marketing Strategies
combined with Social Media Strategies to strategically target
specific markets and demographics to rapidly increase revenues. His
most recent book available on Amazon is “How to Use Twitter for
Local Business” with Tips and Mobile Marketing Strategies that
anyone can do themselves. You can download the free “Kindle App
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