"When we have been in a state of overcoming for much of our
lives, it can be difficult to surrender to the fact that there is no longer
anything to overcome.
Wilful overcoming and goal become an
entrenched way of being, one that is associated with our very survival and it
can be difficult to slow down and realize that we made it out.
That we are no
longer at risk.
That we created a healthier, safer reality.
This is as true for
people who overcame poverty as it is those who made it out of unsafe home
environments. Many of us and I am one of them have great difficulty
recognizing and integrating the fact that we are no longer back there.
Our
minds know we got out, but our animal bodies are still carrying the same
anxieties that fuelled our overcoming.
In my own experience, the key to the
shift in awareness is developing our capacity for surrender to our bodies.
Only
when we can drop down below our wilful warrior, only when we can slow down and
truly FEEL the change, will we be able to integrate the fact that we are no
longer back there.
For us to know the war is over, we have to allow ourselves
to breathe deeply into the beautiful world that we have created with our own
efforts.
We have to raise the white flag in our hearts.
This is no easy feat surrendering brings up the old anxieties at first- but if we stay with it, it
will become a natural way of being.
And the wars of overcoming, slowly a thing
of the past..."
Namaste
love light and peace
love light and peace
ps/smoh/jb
