Annie, surrender

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Hi Annie,

> Hi Guys,

 

<snip>

> Hmmm... well, sometimes that is true, certainly. But also

> there's simply a feeling that I *want* to get more out of

> life, that I couldenjoy myself a lot more, if only I could

> overcome my own inertia.

> I just don't want to die wishing I'd done more!

>

> Annie:

> Hey, Gill... accept your inertia. It's OK to have inertia.

> Get more out of life by totally accepting what you are and

> do... life happens... just be... might not work for you (it

> works for me). Wishing you good things in life

 

I've tried it, and it doesn't work for me. Horses for courses.

What I find is, life *doesn't* happen. But then, I work from home

(with very little contact with clients), and have a very limited social

life. If I was in a different situation, acceptance might be the right

thing.

> The easiest way to not die wishing you had done more is to

> stop wishing.

 

Hmmmmm...

>

> Joyce:

<snip> For instance - surrender full to

> > "drifting"..........

>

>

> Gill:

> <snip>my ego thinks it

> knows what's good for me, better than God does!! Well, I guess I

> should expect my ego to be egotistical.

>

>

> Annie:

> Gill, I never did 'trust' in god. I've always stayed with

> what made sense to me... what felt right. There is no need

> to put faith or trust in anything that doesn't feel 100%

> right for you.

 

I like to shake things up now and then New ideas can be a bit

uncomfortable, but then again staying in a rut is even more so!

> The word surrender has connotations that makes it sound

> frightening. There is no need for fear. If you ever do this 'surrender'

> thing it will just happen and will feel perfect for you. Don't worry about

> it... just let life happen as it does, with as little judgements and

> expectations as possible. Life is beautiful...

 

Okay, that sounds reasonable.

>

> Joyce:

> >All really funny now. But, you never know when you are going to drop

> >dead and I want to be lucid when I go.

>

> Annie:

> Does it really matter if you're lucid when you die?

 

What if you die in your sleep? A lot of people do... or dosed up with

painkillers. I don't think it really matters; you'll soon realise you're

dead!

> Gill:

> Yes - and I don't think I suffered enough. I did suffer, but I still

> couldn't surrender enough... and now I'm not suffering much at all,

> and I certainly can't surrender. OTOH, I don't want to go back

> there, if that's the price...

>

> Annie:

> ...sounds like you had a hard time Gill. So sad to hear that.

> If 'surrender' happens it will happen when it feels right.

> Don't worry about it. There is nothing you need to do

 

Well, it was hard from the inside; I think most people around me

wondered why I was making so much fuss.

I like that last sentence; I shall repeat it, like a mantra, whenever

I'm feeling stressed

> Feeling good talking to you,

 

Likewise!

Take care,

gill

> Love Annie