tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071839274179654926.post7174408229646785033..comments2023-04-28T02:42:49.338-07:00Comments on Words Paint: SurrenderPeacefulBirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115778928757133796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071839274179654926.post-18696261223963633492010-06-09T00:47:14.854-07:002010-06-09T00:47:14.854-07:00Thanks, everyone... I almost didn't publish th...Thanks, everyone... I almost didn't publish this post, but now I'm glad I did because of your comments!<br /><br />To Genie ~ I agree with your last sentence. And I have to add that if we think we have it over ourselves, it's also a total illusion.<br /><br />To Lois ~ I agree that the definitions are important and could vary quite a bit, person to person. I really like the idea of "going on" rather than "giving up." Thanks!PeacefulBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115778928757133796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071839274179654926.post-3632975530906871742010-06-08T19:27:19.274-07:002010-06-08T19:27:19.274-07:00This is too deep for me right now!! I have been tr...This is too deep for me right now!! I have been trying to let go of my inner control freak because the truth is, it's really not in our hands. If we think we have it over others and events, it's a total illusion.Genie @ Diet of 51https://www.blogger.com/profile/12666514999795984295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071839274179654926.post-56412397046540974452010-06-08T15:54:58.455-07:002010-06-08T15:54:58.455-07:00Interesting thoughts. For me, when I gave up tryin...Interesting thoughts. For me, when I gave up trying to control everything else, I found I was able to control what I ate. My mantra (more of a mantrette, really): *MY* actions=yes; other people's actions=no. :)Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071839274179654926.post-13961596829763212772010-06-08T12:42:36.330-07:002010-06-08T12:42:36.330-07:00Wow. I've been thinking about this. It seems...Wow. I've been thinking about this. It seems as though our survival has always required that we do not surrender, but keep on going and fighting through. And yet, some of the most peaceful people I've met talk about the value and joy of surrender. It may lie in the way we define the word, equating "surrender" with "giving up." Maybe surrender is not about giving up, but going on... and letting the universe and all that goes with it go on, too. Control is probably an illusion, but it's one that I don't really want to give up, probably because I don't trust the universe in general to do the right thing. This will be something I'll be pondering for a long, long time.Lois2037https://www.blogger.com/profile/04776736493772592187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071839274179654926.post-64824653435160835252010-06-08T10:52:40.802-07:002010-06-08T10:52:40.802-07:00To Karen ~ I don't know... Always with past di...To Karen ~ I don't know... Always with past diets I thought I had to control my eating. Sometimes, now, I think that too. But most of the time, now, I understand that I am powerless over food. One day at a time, with the help of many sources, people and an unknown higher power, I abstain from overeating and bingeing. Somehow, it's different than before, both internally and externally different.PeacefulBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115778928757133796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071839274179654926.post-51001911935708686032010-06-08T04:39:16.460-07:002010-06-08T04:39:16.460-07:00Again...your post makes me think. Your imagery is...Again...your post makes me think. Your imagery is amazing. When I read your list I wondered about number 3. Isn't that what the journey is about? Controlling your eating?Karen@WaistingTimehttp://www.waistingtimeblog.comnoreply@blogger.com