I love this. It's got me thinking. I never really struggled with surrendering to the idea that I could not control my alcohol use, that was easy for me. When I started working the steps, step one was a slam dunk. It was obvious to me, and I was ready to surrender in that way. But surrendering to other long-held beliefs I have about myself and the people around me is more difficult. And surrendering control of other aspects of my life is even more difficult. I have found, though, that when I give up trying to control situations that are really not within my power, I feel at peace. I'm getting better at "going with the flow." Being that drop of water in the ocean. Getting ego out of the way. Giving up the struggle. Things always seem to fall into place, somehow, without my intervention. Funny how that works.