Powerless

 Why do most spiritual journeys start with “powerlessness?”  It comes from the suffering of something we cannot control or get beyond with our own power.  As long as people feel that control is in their wheelhouse, they don’t get into the deeper surrender that makes the spiritual journey really take off to transform us.  Lots of people think that they are on a spiritual journey because they say prayers or meditate to feel good, or have dogma faith, or belong to some religion.  But they do not really change very much because they do not have that sense of powerlessness that brings surrender.  Fear will keep us from surrender, until there is no other way.  Sometimes suffering brings only resignation, not surrender.  Resignation has self-pity, resentment, and focus on self-comfort.  At the bottom of all suffering is surrender.  Hit your bottom.