Surrendering to Spirit

An Elder has a strong presence, not because they are full of will, but because moment-to-moment they are surrendering to the flow of Spirit within and without. In a sense that is straightforward, but it requires continual attention. We'll probably never stop the random thoughts and personalised reactions that are always floating by, and which sometimes consume us, but we can always make room for Spirit. It's something that is built over many years.

Black Elk

It's not really about stopping anything. That has too much of the big stick about it. It's more about paying attention to that bigger picture within, that is always there, which we learn to trust, and that has a feeling of integrity and even joy to it. It is carrot!