Rewriting Our Stories by Gladwin Derek;

Author:Gladwin, Derek;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: 2020-11-26T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 7: Timeline of acceptance and surrender (with special thanks to Paul Harris for the idea).

Another feature of surrender is its ability to overcome physical and mental obstacles. If you have ever tried moving a large piece of furniture up a flight of stairs alone and realise after the first couple of steps that it is a foolish idea, then you must first accept this new reality.

The surrender comes when you give up the idea that it has to be accomplished in the way you initially thought: I’m capable, and I can do it on my own. Why would I need help? Rather than taking on the individualistic belief that I do not need help, I can surrender to the story that I do need assistance from other people and allow any possible outcomes that may emerge.

Surrender is also the ultimate anti-stress response. In her book The Ecstasy of Surrender, the psychiatrist and empathic healer Dr Judith Orloff explains how the process of surrender increases the production of endorphins and serotonin in our brains, which in turn leads to heightened feelings of euphoria. The process of surrender feels exhilarating once we can deepen our understanding and experience of it, allowing us to live in peace, relaxation, and enjoyment.

The goal is to ease our fear and suffering through the practice of surrender. Living in a state of surrender cultivates peace, while living in fear fosters suffering and pain. We can always live in a state of surrender, whereas acceptance, as in the example of the stolen bike, is a state we may only experience as necessity dictates based upon external circumstances or events. Surrender simply presents another story we can begin writing and living now, and one that can alter our psychic and physiological states.

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