10/24/2024
🌿 SURRENDER: How do you respond when life throws you a massive challenge?
During the reboot of the Sacred Creativity Retreat, shortly after the pandemic, we faced something unexpected, a mountain fire. It threatened the very land we were on. At 11 PM, flames were approaching, and we didn’t know if we’d have to evacuate in the middle of the night.
In that moment of uncertainty, it was impossible to control the outcome. I had to do what many of us find difficult, LET GO and TRUST.
The next morning, the fire had “miraculously” subsided, thanks to the bravery of the local community and a few guests who stood alongside them to fight the flames. What struck me most was the lesson that life had offered through this experience: we can’t always control the events around us, but we can control how we face them. And sometimes, the best thing we can do is surrender to the NOW.
As Pema Chödrön reminds us:
“You are the sky. Everything else—it’s just the weather.”
This realization is central to the Sacred Creativity Retreat. We create a space for our guests to sit with the storms of life, whether personal, emotional, or spiritual, and let them pass. This space is not about solving everything immediately but about learning to BE PRESENT with what is, and allowing transformation to unfold naturally.
If this resonates with you, and you’re ready to explore your own path of creativity and surrender, I invite you to join us at our next Sacred Creativity Retreat.
🌿 Let’s walk this path together.
