Surrender

As many of you are aware, there is a power in this world bigger than us. Our creator, God, rules the world, the earth, the universe, and everything in and around it. We are all souls living a human experience. We each have a purpose, a main purpose, and that is to spread the love to everyone and everything in the world. As love is all there is. If we concentrated more on loving our neighbors, friends, families and animals everywhere, we would have more harmony and peace, rather than discord in the world.

Each one of us is responsible to ourselves first, then our families and friends, then to the community. As we grow up and raise our children, it is vitally important to know and become aware of the proper order of things in our lives. First is spirituality, or our connection to God and Jesus. By having and building upon a strong connection to God and Jesus, we can live our lives in our personal flow and it will be a glorious life. Once we SURRENDER our need to control every situation and circumstance, and person we come into contact with, we begin to allow miracles to flow into our lives.

We are each here to live our own journey, whether that is in pain and unhappiness every day, or in faith and trust in God that all is well. When we put our complete trust, faith and belief in a higher power, we can then shift our focus to allowing wonderful miracles to show up for us that make our life so much better. It is our job to find happiness within ourselves, without expecting anyone else to make us happy. It is also our job to realize that it is not our job, or our journey, to fix anyone or to make someone else happy. Our gift of life means that we take full responsibility for our actions, forgive others, live in peace and happiness, allow others to live their life as they see fit no matter how we may interpret that life, and to respect the opinions and choices of others.

There were many times in my past 49 years that I was going against my flow of ease, trying to make things happen that were not in my best interest. As a result of the choices I made, I had to muddle through the consequences which were not easy or pleasant to deal with. I struggled way more than I needed to and thought that someone else was supposed to come and fix the situation for me. However, once I realized that I was the one responsible for my life, and only me, I got to work and changed my circumstances and situations. As soon as I made the decision to LET GO AND LET GOD, I received all kinds of signs that I had made the right choice, that the Heavens approved of my choice and that all was indeed well!

Sometimes we need someone on the outside of our lives to look inside and tell us what they see is wrong and to suggest how to make it better. It is then up to us to take their advice or to leave it and look for another alternative. All of us have been in that place. You know, the place where everything just seems messed up and you wonder how you let your life get to that point! This is the time to take a break, pull apart your life, and see how you can rebuild it to bring more peace, joy and happiness. It can be as simple as changing jobs. If you are not happy with your place of employment, where you spend all of your day, then wouldn't it make sense to change that so that you can work at a job that feels fulfilling and makes your heart sing? If you are not getting enough help at home, then it is up to you to speak your truth and delegate tasks to others so that you have time for you. This is taking responsibility for your life. No one else can do it but you. This is why it is important to spend time alone, journal or just be quiet, even meditate if you like, and ask the questions you need answers to. Your higher self, or your soul, always knows the answers and will always help you find your way, you just need to ask and then be quiet enough to listen for the answer. Start with something simple such as "Am I happy in my job?" Before you ask you already know the answer, but just try it and see how this works. You can also ask "What do I need to do to have more time for myself?" The answers you receive may surprise you, or maybe you already know. Then get to work and make the necessary changes to improve your life. All the answers are already inside of us, we just need to access this information and pay attention to the answers and trust what we fee, sense and hear.

Four years ago I was in the worst place of my life. I was living in a dysfunctional marriage that was without any physical contact and consisted of nothing but verbal abuse towards me and my son. I had spent my life savings to help my husband with his business, leaving me with nothing to start my own business. I was operating my own store which started off with many customers, but as my personal life was suffering, so did my business. I then had to decide whether or not to close my store and how I was going to support myself. I was making a plan to leave my husband but I had no idea how all this would work. My husband at the time was working up North and I was very happy when he was away. As soon as I found out he was coming back, I was a wreck. This gave me clarity about what I needed to do. With some time alone to write down my feelings and process my life, I realized that I absolutely needed to leave my husband. I also knew that if I could not make my store profitable fast, I had to close up shop. That left me with needing to earn an income to support myself and my dependent son and his girlfriend. The kids were both adults, but my son had not worked and his girlfriend was out of work at the time. I had to start looking for work. The only response I received to the applications I sent out was for a cleaning company. This employer hired both me and my daughter in law, which was a huge relief. Yes, that meant I would be a maid for a while, but I needed to get money to live and I really had no choice.

I was grateful to have a job and to be able to pay my bills. I spent time every single day celebrating life and making steps toward my goals. The next step was to tell my husband that I was done with my marriage. I had no idea HOW this was going to work, but I had to tell him. I had waited for a year for our house to sell so that I would have my share of the sale to live on, however the house had not sold. So I had to do something else. In my meditations and praying, there were many nights where I was in a pile of tears on my bed, wondering how I was going to make it out of this alive. But as I processed my life, each day became better, brighter, and I was seeing more happiness than sadness in my life. Once I finally told my husband I was done with our facade of a marriage, my shoulders dropped from my ears, the knot in my belly released and I felt a weight lift from me that was so wonderful. I had told God the night before that I trusted in Him completely and that I had no idea HOW I would make it out of this, but I trusted Him enough to help me find the answers. My husband came to me and said that he was going to remortgage the house to find me some of the money I am owed so that I could leave. Now that was an unexpected twist to the story! I only had to speak my truth and God took care of the details. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SURRENDER! WE GIVE UP CONTROL OF THE OUTCOME AND LEAVE THAT PART TO GOD AND THE UNIVERSE! WE JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHAT WE WANT AND WHERE WE ARE GOING AND MAKE CONSCIOUS CHOICES TO GET THERE! THE ANSWERS ARE USUALLY BETTER THAN WHAT YOU AND I COULD COME UP WITH OURSELVES!

SURRENDER! Allow yourself to be dazzled and amazed by the miracles that show up in your life when you give up the need to control everything. If you are not where you want to be in your life, then take responsibility for where you are and start making more conscious choices. You will look back and wonder why you had not done this before. My life has been amazing ever since! I have left an unhealthy marriage, found my soul mate, written and published a book, become a Master Reiki Practitioner, and found time to volunteer in the community!! My life has changed completely and all I had to do was to put God and myself first place and SURRENDER to the greatness of my life purpose. Are you ready for a change? Is it time to make your life better? Then start today and get in touch with who you are, your God essence, and take responsibility for where you are right now. If you are not where you want to be, then what do you need to do to get there? Get a vision of your life the way you want your life to look and really FEEL how it feels to have this life! Write it down, in great detail, so the Universe can do its part and bring you what you want. Know that you are deserving and worthy of receiving all great things! Nothing is off limits to you except for the limits and restrictions you put on yourself.

Once we SURRENDER, we ALLOW miracles to show up. I was reminded of this a few years ago when I was in the middle of all the muck and mire of my life. I was at Henderson Lake with my sister and I was crying and very upset. Passing by us was a group of people. They saw how upset I was and said they were walking around the park offering to pray with people. They asked if they could pray for me, and of course we said yes. The message that came to one of the ladies was to LET GO, LET GO, LET GO. She made the motion with her tight fist to open my hand and relax. We thanked them for stopping and I suddenly felt relief, as if God had heard my prayers and was giving me answers. The signs continued to come that day. As we walked around the park, there was a message written in chalk that said TAKE THE STEP. There were feathers every where we looked, which are messages from the angels. Then the words AVE MARIA were written in chalk, which was my grandmother's favorite song, and the song we played at her funeral. I knew that was meant for me, to tell me that she was watching me and helping me on my journey. That was a changing day in my life. I had all this help and support in my life, and though I couldn't see them, these signs were telling me that they were certainly there for me.

Make every day count. Be kind, giving, supportive, compassionate and loving. Make conscious choices that help to move you forward. Let others be on their own journey and love them where they are. Accept others opinions but only use what will help you and let go of the rest. Take nothing personal and know that you are loved and cared for by God and the angels, always. Take time every day to be with yourself and to appreciate who you are; God essence. If you need help, ask for it and accept what is offered to you. For with giving also comes receiving, and we need to be good at both. Help others but do not take away their conscious choices. AND SURRENDER, knowing that the plan of your life is known by the Universe and in order to make this life its best for you, you need to be in a humble state of surrender to allow yourself to receive the miracles that are on the way to you.

Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Show love, give love and be love. For at your core you are all love; God essence love. Do the best you can do and be easy on yourself. I am living proof that I know what I am talking about. Without this SURRENDER and LETTING GO, I would not be able to write this message to you today. With all the love in my heart, I bid you farewell for now. Namaste!

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