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The Art of Surrender
How to Let Go of Control and Be Okay With Yourself
I can't wait to paint most days. It's the last thing I think about before going to sleep other than how I could have been a better human. It's one of the first things I think about in the morning.
Today, my body clock rang at 2:55 a.m. I sprung out of bed, brewed the coffee, and fired up YouTube to watch painting videos. Since the pandemic, I've been studying artists and am obsessed with becoming a better painter.
Painting, like all arts, parallels life in many ways. I am constantly struggling to surrender control of the uncontrollable. As a recovering first-born, driven, control freak, I change my ways as I age towards dust.
Here’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned: The only way to manage the challenges, mistakes, and shortcomings of a painting is to surrender the ego. The same is true with life.
The Surrender
Surrender to what? Great question. I don't have a good answer for atheists or agnostics. They're on their own, and that's all good with me. To each their own as long as they are not being a selfish jerk and harming others. That's when Karma kicks in.
I surrender to what most of us call God. He goes by many names. The primary way I believe in that infinite…
