Five Step to Spiritual Surrender

Today’s episode of Life After Cancer is based on the work of Gabriel Bernstein. The five steps Gabriel identified are:

Sometimes I get trapped in the idea that I know what is best for me. Or I get really focused on how I think things should unfold. Sometimes I’m successful in the process and sometimes not so much.

When I can get back to the space where I can say, OK Spirit of the Universe, help me to align My Will with Your Will or help this situation turn out in the highest and best for all parties concerned, I am surrendering. I don’t get to see around corners, and I don’t necessarily know what is in my best interest when it comes to the higher perspective. My standing back allows Spirit to get involved and create what is best for everyone.

Praying for Spirits highest and best works when I am dealing with health issues, looking for a new job, navigating relationship situations and any other situation that comes along. By the same token I need to do my part – the boots on the ground action – but I am willing to put the outcome in your hands and I want that to be what is best for everybody.

Focusing on what is working in my life can be challenging, especially when I’m facing cancer and the many health concerns associated with it. Finding a way to say, yes I have ovarian cancer and this part of my body is not working right; however, there are literally trillions of other cells in my body that are working just fine!

If I’m dealing with relationship issues and someone isn’t showing up the way I expected them to in this process, it is important for me to acknowledge that yes, this relationship is changing or ending, but I have all these other people who are showing up in my life and that is amazing.

Maybe I’m in fear of the financial worries of cancer. Am I willing to say to myself, whatever happens with these medical bills, right now I have enough to eat.  I have a bed to sleep in. There is a roof over my head.

Can I shift my shift my perspective from what isn’t working to what is?

When something comes up that feels like a roadblock or obstacle, can I take that situation, flip it around and say this is an opportunity for me to gain clarity? This is a chance for me to identify more clearly what I want. Especially because I am standing in the middle of what I don’t want?

Looking at these five steps allows me to catch myself when I start to ask questions like “why is this happening to me?” In that case, I can shift my question to: “What can I be learning from this?” or “How can I approach this differently?” When I look at situations saying I’m on the right path, I just need clarity – life is better.

My perspective shifted when I asked myself how can I bring God, or Spirit into my healing from cancer? Can I use these obstacles as a spring board to prayer and contemplation? How can I prioritize my life differently in light of my financial changes?

These roadblocks really are just detours on my path that help guide me in the direction that is for my highest and best good!

. . . and when they show up, say thank you for the signs. When I ask, the Universe complies, and I asked for signs a lot! Sometimes signs say for sure Kim, you are on the right path. On the other hand, I also get signs saying you my want to stop doing that!

I was told to get my affairs in order when I was diagnosed with cancer. And, I had a cat who became ill, shortly after. My vet suggested I put her down right away, but I postponed euthanizing her until my son could have a chance to say good-bye. As it happened, she got well, and so did I. Around that same time dragonfly’s were always buzzing around and landing on me. According to Jamie Sams and David Carson in their Medicine Cards – dragonfly represents illusion, and things aren’t always as they seem.

My signs were: 1) Doctor’s don’t know everything so don’t give up hope. 2) Don’t get caught in any illusion that minimizes your abilities, because things aren’t always as they seem.

I thanked the Universe for allowing my cat and me to stay on the planet a little longer.

Surrender included quitting my job, not finishing school, and loosing my financial security. Stripped down to bare bones, I literally surrendered my ego, personality and everything I held as truth.

In that place of emptiness, I finally surrendered. I held up the white flag and said, I am exhausted and out of ideas. As a result of my letting go, is where certainty was born. In the depths of that darkness, I finally saw the truth. The Spirit, God, the Universe took care of me all along.

Getting to the place where I can say, I trust you Universe, I know that this will turn out for the best for all parties concerned, I have fully surrendered.

When I can rest in that certainty, I can wait and allow the process to unfold without anxiety. Stress is minimized and I can trust I am OK, no matter what is going on around me.

This process becomes my Spiritual Foundation. It stops me from flailing around like a person drowning. I can relax into it and enjoy the safety and security of knowing that I am alright no matter what.

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