Wise words indeed

In my inbox the other day I got my Susan Jeffers newsletter. I thought I'd share a bit of what the email said, so here goes:

In End the Struggle and Dance with Life, I talk about our need to learn how to "surrender." As I am using the word, "surrender" means "letting go of our attachment to the world being any different than it is." For example, when I am flying in a plane and when the occasional turbulence hits, my automatic reflex is a quickening of the heart and a tightening of my muscles - the body's response to fear. Whenever this occurs, I simply say...

"OK, Universe. Take over please."

This doesn't mean, "OK, Universe. Don't let anything happen to the plane. Get me safely to my destination." It means...

"OK, Universe. Take over, please. Whatever happens, so be it. I trust the Grand Design. I trust it is all happening as it is supposed to happen."

I can't tell you what a relief this kind of thinking brings me! After I ask the Universe to take over, my muscles relax and my heart slows down. I have long ago stopped driving myself crazy by trying to hold up the plane! Exhausting! If the plane goes down, it goes down! Nothing I can do about it. With this kind of thinking, I am then free to end the struggle and enjoy the ride!

Now, my mother, who is a very, VERY wise woman, would say this kind of thing to me as I was growing up, but did I listen? Not a bit of it. I mean, who listens to their ma, right?  But later on I came to realise that she was so very wise and now whenever I read personal development books I think "my mother could have written this". How did she know? She certainly never read any self-help books as far as I know, but she got her knowledge from her mother, who probably got it from her mother and so on. It would appear I come from a long line of intuitive women, and I love it.

Comments

[Jml]

Our mother is a truly wonderful,wise person.The best there is & we are very lucky to have her.

[teresa]

Hi Jen... thanks for the lovely comments on my blog... apologies for blogging backwards with the New York posts. I have so many to write that my brain is all over the place... im blaming the jet lag!...Teresa

[Maria]

Thanks for sharing this Jen you are truly blessed to have such a wise mother! I use her advice but I got it out of books! Intuitive women should get all the credit!