tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166466078612863791.post4239247039679067265..comments2023-10-20T10:25:41.260-05:00Comments on Beam Me Up Scotty: Surrender is hard workDebra Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13455047894767524091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166466078612863791.post-31363097054299814602008-03-20T05:26:00.000-05:002008-03-20T05:26:00.000-05:00I like the word surrender...its got lovely connota...I like the word surrender...its got lovely connotations to me<BR/><BR/>as long as the Wicked Witch's sky message to Dor-o-thy doesn't squeeze into my head.switchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579655524956270544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166466078612863791.post-48048687134076330982008-03-19T14:43:00.000-05:002008-03-19T14:43:00.000-05:00Surrender in this context is more like submitting ...Surrender in this context is more like submitting to the situation, and even then, it doesn't mean you are going to go along with the situation, you are just admitting there IS a situation.<BR/><BR/>Until you full comprehend what is going on, how can you change it?<BR/><BR/>I agree, the word implies a certain lack of power that is offputting. Another phrase I've heard used is "it is what it is" but that has been used in business context so much that for me the spiritual side of it has been stripped.<BR/><BR/>When you factor in the fact that I used to be an accountant-that's a little frightening that we would be sitting and discussing what the numbers meant. "What does this million dollar reduction MEAN? What loophole exists to alter that meaning?"Debra Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455047894767524091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166466078612863791.post-46969642113446797722008-03-19T10:03:00.000-05:002008-03-19T10:03:00.000-05:00i am not sure i like the word' surrender'...it's l...i am not sure i like the word' surrender'...it's like 'failure'...maybe you should be 'agreeing to disagree' with your self. my mind goes round in whirls as soon as my head hits the pillow, it annoys me so MUCH! be still you stupid mind is what i say....and sometimes it listens!!! otherwise i start thinking of song lyrics to get me distracted.soulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.com