Surrender To The Divine

In a world of constant suffering, hardship and despair we must let go of what we know.

We must let go of who we know.

And how we know them.

What we must let go of…is ourselves.

Who we believe ourselves to be.

And who we believe we are to become.

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We need to forget everything and anything we’ve attributed to ourselves.

Shereen: adventurer, climber, diver, backpacker, yogi, writer, daughter, videographer, goof ball.

What if I was simply Shereen…?

What if I just was?

What if I accepted impermanence and non-self to simply be present?

To be present in this moment as I am.

Simply as I am…

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Shereen is just a name.

And the attributes I’ve attribute to myself are just that, attributes.

They are not me, and I am not them.

I am everything.

And I am nothing at all.

I am you and you are me.

I am water just as I am fire.

I am chaos just as I am peace.

I am everything.

And nothing at all…

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In order to surrender to the divine I must forget everything I know.

To let go of any expectations or records I’ve repeatedly spun in my head.

To let go of the person I believe myself to be.

And embrace the belief that I simply am.

I am one with the universe.

And the universe is one with me.

And each day I change.

As wild as it is, the person who is always adapting, changing and growing, is my only constant.

Me.

How inconsistent of me 😅

And in that lies the beauty of life.

That anything can be.

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Once we start to believe in the magic of the present moment, and embrace it’s uncertainty, the gifts will arrive.

These gifts are incredible, and can only be received when our hearts are open to the unknown.

Eager to experience the suffering turned peace and the peace turned suffering.

We cannot have joy without suffering, just as we cannot have peace without war.

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As I venture into this world of uncertainty, my expectations are constantly being challenged and shattered.

I’m being forced to embrace the unknown.

To look at everything with gratitude, as if it was my first experience.

As if it was my first smile, sorrow or success.

As in many ways…it is.

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I must choose to surrender.

To view surrender fondly as it’s the only way to transform suffering to joy.

I must be brave.

I must be courageous as I invite suffering into my life.

I must be confident in my ability to transform my suffering.

I must be compassionate as I fail.

And humble when I succeed.

As after every failure there is a success waiting for me around the corner.

Just as there is failure awaiting me after success.

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I choose to find balance, to find peace and joy in the face of suffering.

I choose to embrace the gift of pain.

I choose to share and teach all I have learned.

So you too can transfer your suffering to joy.

To surrender to the divine.

To uncertainty.

To find confidence in your ability to transform.

To transform anything you face in your beautiful life.

We are all students. And we have so much we can learn from one another.

We are all the same. We are one.

The sooner we act in unity, the sooner we learn to transfer our mutual suffering into gifts.

The sooner we surrender the sooner we experience peace.

Peace in the unknown.

Peace in pain. And joy in transformation.

Only then may we transform.

I hope and know we can all experience peace and joy from suffering.

Through transformation of our greatest hardships to our greatest joys.

Transformation of our most monumental, heart shattering sufferings to love.

To a place of knowing that this too shall pass and that anything can be.

That anything we experience can be transformed to love, to joy, to light.

That we may radiate love and kindness as brightly as the sun shines throughout the day and the stars throughout the night.

I want you to know I am here for you always just as I know you are for me.

We are one 💛