Ivy SeaZine - The Fine Art of Spiritual Surrender

Greetings!

The 'fine art of surrender' seems strange to our Western minds, trained as we've been in 'efforting' -- planning, doing, rolling that boulder up the hill, and swimming against the currents.

And that can be pretty exhausting, and not a little frustrating, can't it? It can feel like you're traveling incognito -- pretending to be someone other than the unique and radiant being that you are.

What does it mean to surrender? What are we surrendering to? There are many answers, no doubt, from many traditions.

Really, the fine art of surrender is a skill and gift we cultivate because something within us knows that there is a more effortless way. It seems impossible, doesn't it, particularly in challenging times?

Yet challenging times are precisely when new ways of approaching and seeing things are most needed -- when the 'old ways' just don't seem to be working, personally or collectively.

The art of surrender calls us to release what we might think is 'the best way' of doing something so that we can open to a more truly inspired way. Surrender is when we let go of swimming against the current and learn to go with the flow of life. We surrender limited thinking and too-small visions; we surrender what isn't who we truly are.

This can seem pretty frightening, can't it? I mean, really, what will happen? Our 'fear-tracks' play over and over again in our minds, saying "You have to DO something!"

Not really. More and more, being is the new doing.

Surrender and being with what is, we stop fighting it and are able to see through it. We open to inspiration, grace, intuitive guidance, and new ideas.

Of course, we take action, yet instead of taking action out of old models of thinking and doing, so often driven by fear and scarcity, we allow 'right doing' to follow the inspiration and intuitive guidance that arises. We let go a bit, and allow synchronicities to come into our lives, resolving things in ways we might never thought possible.

It is an art. As with art, we cultivate and practice to gain greater comfort and mastery with the craft. Yet it's also a simple practice.

To what do we surrender? That might depend on a particular tradition of a Higher Guidance, whether our own, Infinite Spirit, God, or other greater awareness.

If you want personalized attention, explore a personal consultation or mentoring series.

Here's to surrendering to a more inspired way, so that we may more effortlessly and gracefully find our way through the challenges we face -- and so that we might enliven a greater vision that lives within us!

Jamie Walters,
Author, Thought & Inspiration Partner, Transformation-Guide and Founder, Ivy Sea

Find a host of audio inspiration from the Wise Women: The Way of the Feminine audio series, and other inspiration 'boosters' in the Ivy Sea Audio Library.

Inspiration and real-world practices for heartful prosperity - staying focused and cultivating resourcefulness and positive momentum regardless of what's going on around you. Find vital inspiration and ideas for navigating change and 'interesting' times.

Among the wealth of inspiring resources at Ivy Sea Online are audio classes and other upcoming tele-classes.

Current audio- and tele-classes include:

** Audio Class: Positive Practices for Thriving in Stressful Times

** Audio Class: Conscious Co-Creation for Vision-Keepers

** Upcoming Audio-Class: Inspired Marketing for 'Interesting Times'

** Upcoming Tele-Class: The Way of the Feminine (to be scheduled)

These join a variety of articles, PDF workbooks and eGuides, and personal consultations to illuminate the way and inspire you.

"Jamie has guided me through a transformation of thoughts,
words and actions. No longer do I dread my situation. Through
her guidance and mentoring I have been able to step forward courageously
and intentionally. I can’t even begin to thank her enough..."
~ C.W., Canada

Words, thoughts, beliefs, and intentions are all much more powerful than we've realized. They literally bring experience to life. That's positively magical. Or it can be.

It's a powerful alchemy to shift your perspective, clarify your vision, rewrite your story, and power-up forward-momentum -- and it's an alchemy that we at Ivy Sea are very familiar with, not just from 'intellectual knowledge' but from our own real-world experience.

Send us an email at info 'at' ivysea 'dot' com to schedule a tele-consultation, an insight-session, or arrange for a more indepth consultation or mentoring series.

Ivy Sea Online also offers a wealth of self-study resources to help you live (and work) into your authenticity and vision. Visit the Ivy Sea Online store.

You don't have to go it alone! A thought-and-inspiration partner can helpyou illuminate your path, choose more empowered stories, and shifting your perception and momentum in more desirable directions.

Send me an email at info 'at' ivysea 'dot' com. I'd be delighted to co-create and thought-partner with you.

Sincerely,
Jamie S. Walters
Founder, Ivy Sea
Creatrix and Publisher, Ivy Sea Online & the Sophia's Children Blog
Author, Big Vision, Small Business (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)