Another Lesson in Surrender...

It seems that my inner guides and teachers are nudging me towards more lessons in surrender. I am getting the sense that surrender isn't just letting go of something or a situation or someone who needs help. It is letting go into the hands of Another.

So after my Surrendering Thanksgiving Experiment, I am now finding other little ways to exercise this Surrender Muscle which is definitely been underused in my lifetime!

For example, there's a black and white tuxedo cat who has been hanging out on our porch since Sasha died. I believe there is a connection although that remains a mystery to me. I named him Raj because he seems majestic (and because Raj is my favorite character on The Big Bang Theory!). We feed Raj when he is here. Sometimes he lets me rub the top of his head, but usually he seems afraid of human contact. I feel so blessed that he has come here and that he trusts us enough to spend hours and days on our comfy loveseat. Somehow, whenever he is nearby, I also feel that Sasha and Scooter are with him, looking out for us.

But we have had some really cold nights in the past few weeks and I found myself worrying endlessly about what happens to Raj when it gets below freezing. Where does he go? How does he keep warm?

Then I realized that I can surrender Raj's well-being also, like I surrendered Thanksgiving, only this is more of an internal surrender. As I surrender Raj to the care of the One Who Cares for All Creatures, I let go of incessant worry inside my heart, which frees up my thoughts and creative energy for other things. I trust that Raj knows where to go and how to care for himself when the nights get frosty. I trust that God / Spirit has angels watching over Raj the same as they watch over all of us, every every moment.

I am learning that to surrender isn't necessarily to give up, or to give up hope. It is to have absolute trust and faith that a Higher Power is taking care of the situation, and that there is no way I can see the Big Picture so I can surrender it to Someone who can.