We often characterize surrender as giving up. However, surrender is more a source of strength than of weakness. It is about picking our battles and conserving our energy. Surrender means going with the flow and allowing the process to unfold rather than forcing it.

Surrender challenges us to be where we are and use the present’s tools to build the future. We can’t get there unless we are fully here. Surrender puts our trust to the test. How do we get out of our own way and be who, what, and where we are?