#01 | The Power of Surrender: Letting the Universe Work Through You
Embracing Flow and Inspired Action
Beloved kindred spirits,
This Whisper of Wisdom✨ quote beautifully encapsulates the idea that true power comes from aligning with the natural flow of the Universe, rather than forcing our way through life.
Whisper of Wisdom✨
"Be sure that you do not use personal effort or force in any way. Let everything be done for you by letting everything be done through you."
―Robert Russell (You Too Can Be Prosperous)
It reminds me that often, our most significant breakthroughs happen when we release the need to control every outcome and trust that we are being guided. Expansion is just on the other side of the discomfort…
It's about opening ourselves up as vessels, allowing inspiration and wisdom to flow through us, and into the world. We often don’t ponder that next step, that the inspired actions that we may receive and then take are actually what help us most. We often get in our own way, rationalizing or justifying with our minds and thoughts (“I don’t have the energy for that” or “I don’t have time to do that!”) instead of seeing what may happen if we do✨.
Today, this is a potent reminder to invite a sense of unhurriedness, tune into our intuition, and trust the process flow.
Transformed into an Intention💡
Today, I intend to move through my day with trust and allow the Universe to guide my steps. I will take inspired action when the truth resonates (vibrates) within me.
What I Want Most for You✨
I want you to feel the ease and grace that comes with surrendering to the flow of life. May you release any unnecessary struggle and allow the Universe to work its magic through you.
Namaste,
💜 Lavender
Interconnectedness✨
Within the symphony of Echoes of Our Universe, we find this same truth touched upon or shared by others. Let us pause to contemplate these kindred voices, each illuminating a facet of our profound interconnectedness.
“Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”
―Zhuangzi
“There is a power whose care I gladly take, and I surrender to it. It is greater than I, it is more knowing than I, and I trust it.”
―Ernest Holmes
“Our patience will achieve more than our force.”
―Edmund Burke
“In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.”
―Deepak Chopra
“The present moment is a conspiracy of the total universe. To resist it is to resist the universe. Let go and flow.”
―Deepak Chopra
“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water.”
―Bruce Lee
“You must control your mind so that it is regularly open to the power of Infinite Intelligence.”
―Napoleon Hill
“Let go, and let God.”
―Unknown
“Do not resist the flow of life. Do not try to control it. Let it carry you where it will.”
―Eckhart Tolle
Want to dive in deeper?
What I love about the power of words is that they allow us an opportunity to see, feel, observe, understand, and reflect simultaneously.
Through contemplation and inward reflection, we can begin to “see” more of ourselves and make more connections to the world within us and around us.
Take a moment to walk through the following Reflection Prompts.
You can journal your reflections, sit and meditate with them (and see what arises from within), do something creative (like painting or drawing), or move your body (like walking or yoga) to allow them to deepen and whisper their truth.
If one particularly speaks to you, leverage that as an indicator to dive in deeper.
Reflection Prompts
What emotions or sensations arise when you consider the possibility of surrendering to the flow, and what does this share with you about your relationship with trust and control? In the silence, is there a message that is whispered to you?
Reflect on a recent moment where you felt a strong urge or "knowing" to take a particular action.
Did you follow through, and if so, what was the result?
Or, how often do you dismiss or rationalize those "inspired actions" with thoughts like "I don't have the energy" or "I don't have time?
What small but significant step can you commit to taking today to move more in alignment with the natural rhythm of the Universe and trust the process unfolding within you?
Hello, sweet friend! 👋 Yearning for connection and deeper meaning?
I'm Lavender, and I have a deep passion for unearthing the wisdom woven into life's tapestry. ✨ My own Life Journey, from navigating childhood complexities to a 20+ year corporate career with 55,000+ hours of interviewing (deeply studying humans), has honed my ability to discern human potential. Now, I share stories (past to present) that illuminate our paths, exploring resilience, transformation, purpose, and connecting with the magic within. Your deeper exploration begins here.✨
My last Echoes of Our Universe post, if you’d like to wander through it:
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Lavender… this whole post felt like a deep exhale.
The way you wove together wisdom, surrender, and inspired action? It spoke to every over-functioning, overthinking cell in my body. 🫠 Especially this part: “Let everything be done for you by letting everything be done through you.” That hit something deep in me.
For so long, I’ve operated in survival mode, making things happen because no one else would. But lately, I’ve been learning (slowly, stubbornly) that the magic doesn’t come from forcing. It comes from softening. From trusting. From taking one small, intuitive step… and then letting the universe meet me halfway.
That’s how my book came to life. That’s how people like you started finding me. That’s how this moment is even real. Thank you for being a lighthouse, for reminding us that surrender isn’t weakness. It’s sacred strategy.