Easing into dawn:
I love the word surrender, how, for me, it implies finally letting go of my own internal conflict and then acknowledging God's presence in my mind. Yet the term is not used once in A Course in Miracles and I can fully understand why, with no wish to even hint that such a battle is even possible real. So really, as a loving friend suggested to me, it's really a letting go into that wish has always been present, patiently waiting only for my soft sigh of recognition. My battle has long been over, in truth, I do realize it was an entirely illusory conflict - ah, but those battle, imaginary or otherwise...
I'm just so grateful I survived.
of course the script was written, there's never a doubt within the mind of God. So surrendering, or letting go, really, just terms of my awakening. It's always been here, God's will and not mine. The night never truly gives way to the coming daylight...
it simply eases into dawn,
seamlessly.
as if the light has always been present.
and it's time to now awaken.
~
I love you, Eric
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2 comments:
Eric Sir, this is profoundly beautiful.
What you describe doesn’t feel like surrender as defeat, but surrender as remembering—a gentle exhale after holding the breath for lifetimes.
That image of dawn easing in, rather than conquering the night, touched something deep. It feels true: the light was never absent, only patiently waiting for awareness to soften enough to notice it.
Your gratitude feels earned, not dramatic—quiet, real, and sacred. To survive an illusory battle still leaves real scars, and honoring that survival is holy in itself.
Thank you for sharing this recognition so openly. It reads like a benediction, a reminder that nothing was ever wrong, and nothing was ever missing.
Much love to you, always.
Thank you so much Praveen!
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