R-E-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E VS SURRENDER=AGENCY

A kite cannot fly without the opposing wind to hold it up. It is the resistance that hold it up to fly. It really just adds up to physics. A chick cannot survive without pecking its own way out of the egg shell that protects it to hatch. It would die otherwise.

I gave this concept some deep thought the other day and wanted to comment about how we as humans resist and oppose sometimes what we need or should do and good for us. It is my perception that when there is a problem that arises and has a negative consequence I just turn it around and make it a positive result.

This application goes for the issues we face individually in everyday situations. Many times we believe a situation is much worse that reality. Imagination can be non-constructive and run away from truth. I have found that finding a positive to counter the negative is much more bearable than the resistance put into it. It is called surrendering your own will to accept it.

Refiners fire process of gold in liquid form--

Resistance vs surrender(in the sense of yielding, not giving in or giving up) equals agency and acceptance. How much easier it is to support something and look at the experience with a changed view. Many times what is resisted is something that cannot be reversed, like the loss of a loved one. The last stage of grief is acceptance, with denial, bargaining, or anger in between.

When resistance is turned to acceptance, it facilitates the surrender toward acceptance and in time finding a positive attitude. How blessed we are to have
situations give us inner fortitude and refine us many times over.




"Pure gold fears no fire.""