There comes a time when all you can do is surrender.

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Most of us have been in situations where we have wanted to give up.  This giving up can be based on never getting to the place you desire.  It can come from past failures or feelings that you will never succeed.  It can even come from a simple "I'm just tired of all the crap."  No matter where you are on the scale of either doing something, or trying to do something, there will come a time when you will have to decide what to do next.  Do you walk away from something, or do you stick it out?  Do you give it that once and final college effort, or do you simply turn away never to look at it again?

I think there comes a time when we will all be faced with surrendering, but the surrendering I'm talking about is not the surrendering that many people think of.  Most people when they think of surrender are picturing the white flag, waving that white flag, and hoping against hope that their captures will be gracious to the point of mercy.  What I would like you to look at today is a different approach to surrender.  I want you to embrace surrender, not as a failure, but rather as an opportunity to allow the universe to do what the universe has wanted to do from the very beginning of time, that being provide you all that you need,  and providing it when you need it.

Surrendering to the Universe is nothing more then accepting the perfection of the universe, the perfection of your own being, and that what has to happen will happen.  Surrendering to the universe is taking control out of your hands and placing it where it has always belonged.  Trust me there are people out there who would rather cut off their own arm rather then relinquish control of anything.  Those who are unwilling to let go, will ultimately discover that letting go is the only option they have left, and this often comes after much pain and suffering.

When we surrender to the Universe we are acknowledging that we are part of a bigger life force, and this life force is what will enable you to achieve all of your dreams, and all of your visions.  So many people have been taught that if something is going to get done, then it is going to have to be done by them.  To a degree this is correct, but what happens when what you have been trying just isn't working?  What happens when failure comes time and time again, and you are just about to give up on all of your dreams because quite frankly you are sick and tired of being kicked in the ass and coming up short?  When you are in this situation you have two choices:  you can either just quit and move on to something else, in essence surrendering to the total destructive force of failure.  Or, you can surrender to the universe, step out of the way, and let perfection happen.  We have made surrender a bad word, because we have been looking at it all wrong.  The way people have looked at it is based on man's conception of failure and success.  It is based on a set of standards, a measure of this or that.  Surrender in its truest sense is realizing that things happen, and they happen for a reason, but your perfection is not based on any outcome, it is solely based on you being you.

I have faced many a defeat in my life.  I have failed more then once, but I am still here and I am still doing what I am supposed to be doing.  Just because you face issues doesn't make you a failure.  That being said, when you surrender to the universe it is not something that is subservient, it is something that is totally the right thing to do.  The Universe is the sum total of her parts.  The Universe is not just the planets and galaxies that are spinning around at light speed.  The Universe is part of you, and you are part of it.  Just as you will never separate yourself from your parents, you will never separate yourself from the rest of the Universe.  Hell, why anyone would want to separate themselves from the universe is beyond me, but I digress.  Surrendering to the universe is probably the smartest thing you will ever do, and that goes for those who feel they are the smartest people in the world.  Trust me, the Universe is going to get what the Universe wants, with or without your help and cooperation.  My advise is that you begin to cooperate with the rest of the Universe and decide that you are going to go along for the ride.

I know people who are facing serious struggles at the moment, and I also know that I don't have it within myself the ability to help them get past these struggles.  I do know however that as a member of the Universal family of the Universe that I can stand up for these people and speak into any situation, and I can expect things to happen for the betterment of all.  If you are facing a struggle, if you are facing an impossible situation, then might I suggest that you tap into the universal forces that are out there and allow the universe to do what the universe does best.

There will come a time when all of us will have to decide will we surrender to the ways of the world, or will we joyfully surrender to the ways of the universe?  As much as we would like to believe that we can do it all by ourselves, you will eventually learn that you can't and in fact that you never have.  All you have ever completed was because of your place in the universe.  I know this might come as a shock to many people, but it's the truth.  All that you have, all that you are, and all that you will ever become is due in it's entirety to your place in the universe.  If you are looking for answers then maybe it's time you accept certain truths.  Maybe it's time that you take your rightful place.  Maybe it's time to surrender to the universe and in doing so put yourself on the right path.  This path will eventually take you to the place you most desire, doing the things you dream about, and being the person you so separately desire to be.  Think about it for a while and then do yourself a favor and just let go.  Trust me, it will change your life forever.