What does surrender mean to you?  As in, you find yourself in a circumstance that you have no control over.  How do you react?  Do you fight it kicking and screaming?  Do you get caught up in obsessive worry about the outcome?  Ellen Burgan is our guest this week and she begins this new series of, you guessed it, surrender.  She explains it takes practice and a lot of self compassion if you want to make the most of it.  And you do.

Ellen shares you can grow your acceptance of the situation by listing the things you can control vs the things you can’t.  Focus on what you can do by getting info on the unknowns, being patient with yourself and finding a way to add something positive to the experience.  Just like she did when her son went to New Zealand and she blogged about his adventures.  Having to surrender?  You likely didn’t ask for it, but you’re here so make the best of it.  Let surrender be a catalyst for change.

She was on before in I Knew There was More Out There episode 159.

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