The Necessary Surrender Behind Every New Beginning
The Promise Of New Beginnings
If you look closely you will see that life is full of new beginnings. Every breath — each inhale and each exhale is an opportunity to start again. The sunrise. A sunset. The change of seasons. New beginning can be a powerful homage to the inevitable cycle of life and death as well as an opportunity to reorient ourselves with focused energy on how we would like to move forward.
In this way a new beginning is a great time to determine where you’d like to focus your attention and energy. It’s a great time to set an intention. (How to Set an Intention in 2 Easy Steps)
An intention can help guide your focus. Over the course of a cycle (whatever duration that may be), an intention can help you engage with your environment in a more meaningful way.
An intention is the focal point of your actions. It is the new beginning freshly painted.
The outcome however requires surrender.
Surrender the Outcome
When you set an intention, you are at the start of something. You cannot know the specific outcome, but you have an idea of what you want that outcome to be. You can feel it in your body, the expansiveness of a deeper why. An intention as a commitment to…
