Finding Strength in Surrender
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Hello Reader, Losing Control. Finding Grace.There are moments when life tilts—gently or abruptly—and the stories we’ve held so tightly begin to fall apart. The plans unravel. The roles blur. The timeline disappears. We call it losing control. But what if every loss of control is an invitation? A new threshold, a space designed to bring something entirely new into being? What if surrender isn’t a giving up, but a softening into something unexpected and truer? In surrender, we accept uncertainty. We meet ourselves without any mask. As John O'Donahue writes, "Some thresholds we choose. Most we don't. The question is, how do we cross the threshold worthily?" In that bare space, a deeper truth can rise: Surrender isn’t easy. But it may be the threshold into something sacred. Today's Threshold QuestionWhat would it mean to surrender—not as defeat, but as devotion to the truth? Allow me to share a poem I wrote on surrender, a conversation with the ocean.I asked the ocean Teach me about surrender The way the sand gives way To the tide The way the stones fight For their place on the beach Only to be swept out to The unknown sea To be turned and churned Returning to the shore A polished version of themselves. The ocean replies Throwing stones at my feet Sand chafes my legs Salt burns my eyes Tears stream down my face Melting back to the mother womb Where it all began Where it all ends That is the way of life She speaks wisely Answering the unanswerable. If you've been hovering in uncertainty, ricocheting between a deep yes and a protective no, let's have a conversation at the threshold. Joining you in the unraveling, P.S. Thresholds meet us at a time when our longing begins to speak of new possibilities and a deeper relationship with yourself and the sacred. If you're looking for a guide in this exploration, join me for Awakening at the Threshold, a private mentorship for profound change. More HERE.
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