Why Surrendering Is NOT For The Weak…

When my alarm went off on Friday morning, I felt like I had been hit by a truck.

My body felt heavy, my eyelids just didn’t want to open, and I didn’t see how in the world I was going to get up and do business as usual.

But I had deadlines. Teams to run. Things to do.

So I did what any responsible person would do… I went back to sleep.

I woke up 3 hours later feeling better than I had in days. #worthit

I know… you probably didn’t see that coming.

I’ve been playing with this idea of surrendering as self care.

Now before we dive into that more, you should know I’m not one for surrendering.

I have to stay in control. On it. Manage all the things.

Or so I thought.

But that was just a story I was telling myself.

It was an old story that started with how I grew up. Back then, if I wasn’t in control, I wasn’t safe.

But lately, I’ve discovered there’s magic in surrendering to what is instead of trying to make things what I think they should be.

To me, surrendering means accepting things as they come, without trying to change them, and responding accordingly.

It’s just easier this way. Better.

I could have pushed through the morning and ignored my own needs. I could have acted like I would befine and ignore what was actually happening, but that would have been short-sighted.

By surrendering to what was and what I needed, I was able to be just as productive, if not more so, and focus on what actually mattered that day – me and my mental health.

And by the way, I used to think surrendering was weak. I thought it was like giving up.

Boy was I wrong!

It’s one of the hardest (and best) things I’ve ever done.