Surrendering into Serenity
This is what I am faced with right now in my life's journey. While I'd like it to be different, I must allow myself to face the reality of what is happening -- when you surrender you release attachment to how you feel your life should be and invite yourself to be in the presence of your life exactly as it is. While naturally difficult to do, surrender is an act of courage. Dr. Alan Wolfelt
In the spring after my diagnosis actually around this time, we travelled to UCLA for a consult with a specialist in Retinitis Pigmentosa. In the gift shop at the UCLA Medical Center was a magnet with the Serenity Prayer. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. At the time, it didn't mean a lot. I was engaged and even though I was sitting in a retina specialist's office, blindness seemed far into the future. The message of Surrender began to come much sooner than I anticipated. After I turned in my driver's license as a young mom, I felt a heaviness and a sense of being alone. I recognized that although I had wonderful support, Retinitis Pigmentosa was mine. I had the choice on how to respond. The last of all human freedoms, the power to choose one own's way given any set of circumstances. Victor Frankle To bounce back and have joy in my life, I would need to surrender to the changes/losses that were happening as my vision continued to decline. I could learn new ways to complete my education. I could learn new ways to travel independently. I could learn new ways to manage my home. I could learn new ways to enjoy the activities that I loved to do. Although the world was going dark for me physically, I could create so much light in my life.
Such peace comes as we surrender to what is ...
What has been your experience with surrendering?
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| Picture of the family - all Aggie gradutes now. (And why did the photographer have Kendall be on top of sweet Pantera!? Thankfully it was brief! |
Such peace comes as we surrender to what is ...
What has been your experience with surrendering?
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