Soften and Surrender

Surrender

This stranglehold

on control we clench

only serves to

choke off

our own air supply.

Control is an elusive

waste of energy.

Breath is life.

Our choice

becomes obvious.

Surrender. Breathe. Soften.

-Lisa Valentine-

Letting go. Accepting. Softening. These are all steps that help me reach true presence. It is necessary for me to surrender yesterday and tomorrow in order to live today. I practice daily—meditation, journaling, breathing, listening, opening, praying, exercising. It’s really just clearing the clutter in my mind so my heart and soul can be heard. Just. Simple, but not easy. Practice makes progress possible.

And writing helps me capture the progress I am making. Onward!