by Nasheya

The last few years, I’ve been

faced with scenarios my subconscious 

had nightmares about,

betrayal, hurt, grief – 

everything accumulated together

in a vortex of hurdles 

spinning around you, 

out of control,

going on and on,

endless,

like swirling dervish,

worshiping God, 

surrendering to His will,

The divine power,

The divine force,

pushing you in directions 

you could never fathom,

you could never control,

letting go of control 

brings another kind of liberation,

Freedom,

Peace,

Love

as if flowing with the current of the ocean,

taking it with you to the depth of

its infiniteness,

its vastness, 

through stillness and motion.

I am the ocean 

surrendering to god  

like the waves that bow each time

they crash on the seabed,

allowing themselves to be free,

with the flow of life,

The life force 

that pushes 

it forward, 

backwards,

waves of emotions,

never static,

never still,

always in motion, 

even in stillness,

I am the ocean.  

Ocean of 

love,

healing, 

all those that

touch me,

hold me,

caress me,

I reverberate my energy 

through them,

sending infinite love,

the power of the ocean,

I am the ocean.

Context: 

I wrote Surrender to remind people that through all the ebbs and flows of life, including stressful situations that can break our resolve, we will find liberation even in the darkest times if we surrender to the divine will. Divine will can comprise God’s will, the will of the universe, and the force of nature, which are not in our control. By surrendering to this, we allow ourselves to be free from the illusion of control, accepting that the only way to find peace, to alleviate stress is by accepting whatever comes our way, with love.