The Gifts of Surrender

Sometimes, no matter how much we want something,One very important path to take in surrendering, is to
we won't get it. It doesn't seem to matter that weoffer your help to others in similar situations as you.
spend time doing things we love in order to raise ourYou don't have to necessarily help them with money,
vibrations, it sometimes doesn't matter that we believebut offer kind words, prayer, support, love, etc... to
with all of our hearts that everything will be ok.them. You could even offer to help them clean.
Sometimes it's not. Why, then? What more can weSomething that may seem simple and trivial to you
do? The answer, although I know it's easier said thanmay mean a lot to them. Spend your time with them
done, is to just surrender. If you're at the point whenoffering your help. When you do this, you are letting
you start to feel frustrated, then surrender. And byyour own ego go long enough to put others before
surrendering, I mean doing it truly. It's more than just toyourself. Sometimes when I struggle, I write articles like
say, "It's in your hands now, God". No, it takes morethis that may (or may not) inspire people. I simply write
than that.and put my articles out there for free to share. I also
By truly surrendering, you must not only surrender yourvisit online support groups and forums and offer
desires, but your ego. It's ok to be a little vainadvice and prayer to others in similar situations to me. I
sometimes, I've mentioned it before in my other articles,offer no personal opinions to anyone unless I am
but sometimes our ego becomes so large and weasked. Remember the "worst case scenario" I talked
don't even realize it. Our ego may be trapped inside ofabout? I have met people who are experiencing
us subconsciously without our even knowing. So inworse than I. I pray for them most of all. You can do it
order to truly manifest, sometimes we have to realizeas well. Offer all the time and support you can to
that our ego is too big and we must let it go. If youothers. If their struggles start to remind you of your
have done every thing possible to manifest somethingown, push it aside. Do not pass personal judgement on
or someone, and have seen no evidence that it isto them, or you will be letting your ego out.
working, then you can do nothing else but surrender.After time, you will find yourself worried less about
But like I said, it is easier said than done.your own problems. By helping others, you will also be
So how do you "let go" of your ego? How do yougetting rid of any stored bad karma you may have.
surrender it to the Universe? First things first, I wantYou will also start to feel more grateful the things you
you to think of the worse case scenario should youdo have. Your wants and desires will become less
NOT get what you are trying to manifest. Think of theimportant to you, you will just be happy when those
worse thing that would happen if you don't get youryou have helped are learning how to heal. You
way. Does it fill you with dread and fear? Sadness?yourself will find yourself healing as well. You may not
But guess what, that "worse case scenario" hasn'teven realize it at first. By helping others, you are helping
happened yet, has it? No matter what you areyourself. It doesn't always have to be other people,
experiencing now, it could always be worse.you can help animals as well. If you find an insect in
Remember that. No matter how badly off you areyour house, don't kill it. Remember that all life is sacred
right now, there is someone else out thereand that this world belongs to all creatures, not just
experiencing an even worse scenario. So how canyou. Let go of that ego.
you avoid something even worse happening to you? IfOnce you start praying for others more than yourself,
you have been fighting and fighting and still see noit is proof to the God and the Universe that you're
signs of winning, then what's stopping you fromletting go of your ego and that you are truly
surrendering? Your ego won't let you? Well obviouslysurrendering. And then, before you know it, life will be a
you need another tactic since whatever you're doinglot better for you than it once was. The changes may
now isn't winning you your prize. Are you going tocome subtle, but if you have truly surrendered, they will
keep on fighting a battle that you can't seem to win, orcome. Someday looking back, you may even wonder
are you going to surrender and let the Higher Powerswhy you were so frustrated in the first place.
of the Universe take care of it?