Episode 244: Feelings & Surrender

Today we're going to talk about a humbling subject: feelings and surrender. It encourages us to suppress our egos just enough. If you can, think of that game of limbo to get under the bar. Can you suppress your ego enough to get to the lesson that the universe is trying to teach you on the other side? And I think that that is so interesting as an actor because I always feel like a character is teaching me, but for the character to teach me, I need to suppress who I am a little bit. See what they are saying, and so allowing that character to come to me instead of putting myself on that character. The idea of that character allowing and suppressing that ego just enough so that that character can speak through you so that you can truly be a vessel for the character. The Language Of Letting Go "Surrendering is a highly personal and spiritual experience." And I just mentioned that because I think that surrendering to the universe is, is a very personal thing. Some people get on their knees and they pray. I love to light candles. Some people go for a walk, and I think it is really finding. That ability in you to let it go just a little bit to let go of yourself and be open to what the universe, the character, whatever is trying to tell you. "Surrender is not something we can do in our heads. It is not something we can force or control by willpower. It is something we experience." And when I surrender, I feel it inside. I also think that if you can connect it to an action like getting on your knees or going for a walk or whatever it is for you, it's very important that you find what is personal to you. So much of the core work that I teach is about teaching you how to have a relationship with a power greater than yourself or the universe, or whatever you want to call it, your higher intelligence, that will, in turn help you to solve your problems, But I also think this: surrendering takes practice. Surrendering takes practice. It's not something that happens overnight. It gets better with practice, and then it is truly like a key to a door that you can put the key in and open that up. The key to surrender, the key to willingness. They talk a lot about this in the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous, which is, I think, one of the most spiritual books ever written. And they talk about this surrendering. "Acceptance or surrender is not a tidy package. Often it is a package full of hard feelings, anger, rage, sadness, followed by release and relief. As we surrender, we experience our frustration and anger at God. Or the universe and at other people, at ourself and at life." Because what happens when we surrender is that we are giving up our control, and our ego does not like that at all. "Then we come to the core of the pain and the sadness. The heavy emotional burden inside that must come out before we can feel good." And I'm just going to share my experience with this. When I first started core work, I felt like I had a gallon of tears that needed to come out through my eyeballs, and I wasn't going to get through it until it reached empty. But am I glad I did it? The rewards have been incredible. "Often these emotions are connected to healing and release at a deep level." I notice that when I can truly surrender, so much energy is released, and it is that energy, that pent-up energy that you just heard released, that stands in the way of me receiving the good and the abundance. The universe is constantly trying to bring to me. "Surrender sets the wheels in motion. Our fear and anxiety about the future are released when we surrender." Because the reason why our fear and our anxiety about the future are released when we surrender is because we give up trying to control it and accept that our job is truly just to manage it. "We are protected. We are guided. Good things have been planned. The next step is now being taken. Surrender is the process that allows us to move forward. If you are stuck, surrender is the answer. It is how the universe moves us forward. Trust in the rightness of timing and the freedom at the other end. As you struggle humanly, we are humans through this incredible spiritual experience." If you need help, If you need help surrendering or feel stuck, I can help you. If money is an issue, we have a free month of core work coaching available for you with The Weekly Adjustment. Get a Free Month of The Weekly Adjustment