Katy Manna  

I find myself in an interesting place. Isn't life always interesting? There really never is a dull moment when I can put my ego aside and view my life as an observer.

There was a time when my circumstance would have made me crazy. I would have made it my life's mission to "make this work". What I have found is that what I try to control ends up controlling me and it was time to let go.

I find less and less the need to put my hands all over everything. Many of the things I worked and worked and worked for, ended up not being in my best interest. When I am able to surrender and release, all that I need comes to me in a way that I would not expect.

I recently found myself at a special event that I did not have to pay for. Through a series of events that I just went with, I ended up in a place I could have never gotten to on my own. The Universe was up to something. I understood that my primary job was to stay open and honest with myself.

I had all kinds of interesting stories that went on in my head- what might happen, or what this might lead too. These elaborate ideas flooded my mind for a couple of weeks. Each one thrilling and not one of them happened!

When I began to see that nothing was "adding up" I heard a voice say, "just stay open".

I needed that reminder as it seemed like chaos could get the best of me. Instead I took a deep breath and affirmed that I was showing up and staying open and honest.

In the end, I saw that I was able to move through this set of circumstances in the most peaceful way. Showing up with an open mind and an open heart and with out an agenda was the way that peace chose me.

The Universe saw to it that it put me in a position where I was almost so disoriented that I almost had no choice other than staying on my toes and open to possibility.

What happened was my life changed. My internal self shifted in a way that I never could have seen coming. I allowed myself to be guided with behavior that to some might seem irrational. I allowed myself to listen to my own inner guidance. I allowed myself to show up with a beginners mind. I allowed myself to be led by my spirit calling me and put my ego in the back seat. The gift was true empowerment.

Letting go of all the "shoulds". Letting go of the expectations. Letting go of the linear thinking are all ways of choosing peace. A peaceful heart and a peaceful mind are a great catalyst for change. We do not always need to hold on to pain for that kind of change.
Choosing peace, instead of choosing contrast, will get us further in the long run.  It is time to surrender and release all that we feel we have control over.

The only thing we can control in this world is our behavior, when we really understand that, peace has a way of walking in the through the back door and changing us forever.

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