Surrender, not in the sense of giving up or not giving a damn, but surrender as accepting what is, as it is, here and now. Surrender doesn't come to me as an easy thing to do, I like being in control and I like pretending I have a handle on the future. With my recent trip to Iowa on my mind, to visit my partner's family, I consider surrender an as ally to practice. I make the most out of the situation in which I find myself. I surrender to the fact that I am being served coleslaw from a plastic tub with an ingredient list on the side the length of my forearm, and I want to be a good guest. I surrender to the fact that my hamstrings are tight and when I bend forward I can't reach my nose to my shin, and I want to be able to go there. I accept these as present fact and make the best of what I have been dealt, now, at this time. Having the qualities of openness, ease and fluidity, I make "yes" the context for surrender—"yes" to what is as it is here and now.
