Surrender

Swimming Against the Current by Tina Derusha

One surprising thing about surrender is that it’s often mistaken for weakness or defeat; however, in many spiritual, psychological, and even creative contexts, surrender is actually a form of immense strength and self-trust.

True surrender doesn’t mean giving up; it means letting go of resistance to what is. It’s an act of conscious choosing — to stop clinging, forcing, or controlling — and in doing so, we often discover a deeper clarity, flow, or even power that was inaccessible when we were gripping tightly.

Surrender says: “I don't have to hold it all. I can trust life to carry me, at least for this breath.”

In that way, surrender can be less like a collapse and more like a return… to presence, to intuition, to something greater than the small self trying to manage every outcome. It's a paradox: in yielding, we often become more whole.

(((tina d.)))