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I Surrender This
Help!! Help!! Help!! I screamed out to the God. I can't DO THIS!!! Why have I been asked?
This was the state of my mind in September of 2003. My son who was an infantry scout with the United States Army was about to deploy to Afghanistan on what I thought was a 6 month tour (ended up being 10 months).
How could I stand at the airport and hug this beloved child of mine good-bye? Why had I been brought to this place of such emotional desperation? How was I going to get through this?
These thoughts just rolled around and around in my head. Tears of fear and frustration were my constant companion. How had our world turned into this place of war and fear and them against us?
Please!!! Please!!! Answer me!!!
And It did!
In a moment, the concept of Surrender crystalized in my being and saved me from myself. All that I knew spiritually, solidified into one thought. Surrender.
I felt peace...I said so long to my son....I did it again when he went to Iraq...I created a product and wrote a book about Surrender.
Why was I brought to this Dark Night of my Soul? To help others and that is what this lens is all about.
If you would like to learn the concept of Surrender. If you would like me to pray with you. If you would like to have me come and teach in your city. I am here for you.
To each and every being....as above so below...as within, so without.
The Heart Knows No Limit
The journey to Surrender continues
Once again I was recently called to Surrender in a profound way. In my life, my own day to day problems and troubles have never been that hard to let go of, but when it involves my children, that is often another story.As a mother, I am a mama bear, ever ready to protect and fight for my children. It is a hard role to let go of and I wonder if I ever will.
On Ocotber 9, 2007, my youngest child, my son, the one who's journey led me to Surrender, had what is labled a massive heart attack. He was 23 years old.
First of all, why does a 23 year old in prime physical shape, with not a single risk factor, have a heart attack? The answer is that we do not know.
Over the past few months I have been taken in my mind to that place of fear. That place that holds no truth except what I create. That place that needs to be put into the hand of God.
I will not say it has been easy to forget what the medical commuity would have you believe. It is not easy, when a childs life is on the line to let go. But, when I let go. When I put this child into God's hand once again. There is peace within and miracles without.
Surrender is often a process. It takes time. Of this I am a witness. I wish I could say that over the past months that each moment has been Surrendered. It is not true. I have felt deep fear and struggle for my child. I have cried a bucket of tears. I have been on my knees in prayer. And I have Surrendered it all.
The meaning that I have given to this time in my life is that you can never plan for nor understand what the future may hold. It is out of our hands for the most part. In my wildest dreams I never would have thought that my son could have a heart attack and yet he did.
He managed this like he has managed so many other situations in his life. With dignity, heroism, and just plain tough guy. He is forever my hero.
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The Secret to Living a Peaceful Life
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Are you at a crossroad in your life where you want the after to be better than the before? Do you feel as though your life is not on "purpose"? Are you scared of what the future may hold for you or angry at what has happened in the past? If any of these themes ring true for you, than I would ask you to let go, and surrender.I am often asked what the term Spiritual Surrender means. To me it is about living each moment as it comes and not worrying about what has taken place in the past or what may happen in the future. It is about being certain that each moment of your life is being lived exactly as it is supposed to be to learn the lessons you were brought here to learn. My belief about surrender is based on metaphysical law. I believe that we create our destiny through our thought process. If I am in the state of surrender than my truest thoughts are always, "Thy will be done".
I came to this place of surrender the hard way. I was an incessant worrier who grew up in a household that was riddled with fear. My dad was an independent insurance agent and everything in life revolved around how it could hurt us and what we could do to stop this from happening. Safety was a BIG issue in our family and because of this, I never felt safe. I developed both depression and panic as a young child and it has only been through a continued practice of complete surrender to the moment that I have been able to overcome this. It is a daily practice as you will soon find out.
The breaking point for me came when my son joined the military days before 9/11 and I was faced with his deployment to war.
If you can live each moment as it comes and not worry or fear what might happen in the future, then you can be at peace. If you can look over all of your life up to this point and believe that it has all happened for a reason and was perfect. You can be at peace. What good does it do to rehash your past and all the negative things that may have befallen you? This just keeps you prisoner to that same past and you can never move into the bright future that God would have for you. If you are able to live this moment and then the next, accepting all that may come as perfect, then you can be at peace. This is surrender.
An Amazing response from the Universe
WOW!!!!
I am in awe and wonder at the response I have received from the God this morning.
I have been feeling very frustrated lately (I know this is not a good feeling to have). I have a passion/business/website that I love. I truly want and intend to be doing this work full time. However it is going slowly. I sometimes feel as though I should just give up. That it was not Divine inspiration (even though deep in my heart I know that it is).
I have been in resistance, even though I teach Surrender and it is my passion/business/website....I have been stuck in this frustration. Yesterday, I became VERY, VERY aware of how I have been resisting instead of ALLOWING. I re-read my own stuff (e-books, articles).....and knew I needed to re-think, re-program, re-align,.....FAST. LOL
And so I wrote a heartfelt Surrender prayer to the God and placed it into my Surrender Flag.
I wrote:
Ask & Allow
Ask & Surrender
I ask the You to help me create my dream, my passion, my business.
I ask for the tools and people I need to make this happen to come forth NOW.
I allow and Surrender to this miracle.
This morning I woke up with a song in my head. As soon as I became aware.... I heard;
You have to believe we are magic, nothing can stand in our way.
Right away I knew they were from an Olivia Newton John song from the 70's. I looked up the lyrics online and WOW.
What an answer.
WOW!!!!
I will share the words so you all can feel the LOVE. I hope it gives you inspiration and hope as well. These are powerful words.
Come take my hand
You should know me
I've always been in your mind
You know that I'll be kind
I'll be guiding you
Building your dream
Has to start now
There's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake
I'll be guiding you
You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Your destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
From where I stand
You are home free
The planets align so rare
There's promise in the air
And I'm guiding you
Through every turn I'll be near you
I'll come anytime you call
I'll catch you when you fall
I'll be guiding you
You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Your destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
Link to Olivia singing it:
I Surrender This-Guided Meditation
Meditation to a Higher Vibration
Meditation to a Higher Vibration
~I am at complete peace with myself and the world~
~I Surrender This~
~I fear nothing, for God is with me always~
~I Surrender This~
~All is well and in complete Divine order~
~I Surrender This~
~I place all cares and worries into God's hand now~
~I Surrender This~
~I open my heart and mind to accept all gifts from the Universe~
~I Surrender This~
~I have abundant health, wealth, and love~
~I Surrender This~
~My path is clear and all good comes to me now~
~I Surrender This~
~(Insert your own affirmation here pertaining to your fear)~
~I Surrender This~
~Thy Will Be Done~
~I Surrender This~
~They Will Be Done~
~I Surrender This~
~Thy Will Be Done~
~I Surrender This~
Continue to breathe deeply and with each breath release more and more of your fears. Remember to smile. If your mind begins to wander just come back to the mantra
~Thy Will Be Done~
~ I Surrender This~
and keep repeating.
Veterans
and the journey continues
I work with the public on a day to day basis and often hear commentary from people about the war. I am never shy to pipe in and tell them I am the mother of a veteran and I know first hand what sending a son off to war is about.Here is a photo of my son this year as he marched in our local Memorial Day Parade.
When I mention that my son was in the military, people often ask me if he is home and how is he doing.
He is a civilian now, a veteran at the age of 24. He learned more than I could ever imagine in his time in the military and Afghanistan and Iraq. He is forever changed. Not the young man that left when he was 18. I am proud of his service to our country.
Here are some links to websites that help support those who have served.
FISHER HOUSE
BE GREEN...I Surrender This IS
at least I am doing the best I can
When I created the I Surrender This kit, I wanted it to be as environmental as my pocketbook could manage. It is made 100% within the USA...using USA craftsmen and companies.It is created with;
100% organic cotten canvas for the flag.
Sustainable wood for the flagpole
Solid Brass for the flagpole finial.
The box (packaging) is cardboard...and it is a box that you can keep and use...rather than the typical throw away packaging of most products.
The book is written on recycled paper.
And last but NOT least, the 50 page writing tablet uses the Monandock Astrolite PC 100.
I am proud to be a steward for our Earth.
Thursday, June 10, 2004
News - Graphic Arts Papers - Technical Papers - Non-Wovens - Monadnock in the News - Press Releases - Packaging
BENNINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE (March 5, 2004) - Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC®) Chain-of-Custody Certification for it's 100% post-consumer fiber, fine printing paper - Astrolite PC 100®. The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance®, a third-party certifier endorsed by the FSC, conducted the testing for Monadnock's Chain-of-Custody Certification.
Monadnock's Astrolite PC 100 will now be the first commercially branded recycled grade of paper sold in the United States to bear the FSC "checkmark and tree" logo, assuring environmentally conscious paper and print buyers that Monadnock Paper Mills manufactures this product in compliance with FSC standards. This goal is achieved by tracking post-consumer fiber from its point of recovery through every step of the repulping and paper manufacturing process. Only when this chain-of-custody tracking has been independently verified is the product eligible to carry the FSC logo - a globally accepted sign of environmental sustainability.
Do you need prayers?
Do you need help with Surrender? I would love to help.
kathypi wrote...
Beautiful lens, I would not want to live a day in this life, and world we live in without god in my life,
it makes it even more important when you are raising children, I have been helped many times.
thank you kathy
Posted November 19, 2008
Lisa sullivan wrote
in reply to lisadh Thanks...he is a blessing and a wonderful teacher to me.
Posted November 03, 2008
lisadh wrote...
Good advice, and I'm glad your sons survived war and a heart attack. That is a blessing for any mom. :-)
Posted September 18, 2008
