3 Times I Surrendered to the Universe
Surrendering to the Universe is a divine and harmonious union between your masculine and feminine energy. Knowing when to take action and when to flow with trust is how you follow your soul path, creating a life of freedom and fulfillment.
As a psychic and intuitive being I have practiced channelling messages from the Universe, tuning into my clair-abilities, and building trust in the nudges I feel called in. As a human I experience worries, doubts, stressors and fears taking over my experience, blocking my vision and creating energetic resistance in my body.
How can I know this is the way forward?
What if I’m not doing enough for it work out for me?
Why isn’t it all piecing together like I want it to?
Learning to create harmony between my masculine energy of taking action and my feminine energy of flowing with life in a state of trust has been the key to knowing how to surrender to the Universe.
In this article I share 3 different times where I surrendered to the Universe, how it worked out for my highest good, and how this process can make your life more peaceful and enjoyable.
Replacing My Car
My lease was coming to an end and I was terrified of how I would purchase a new car, as my financial position at the time was very tight. I had a lot of fear and resistance come up which triggered stress, worry and doubt in my mind.
I knew I could sit in this doubt and worry, but it would only produce more energetic resistance on my path. I knew I would need to take action in order to purchase a new vehicle, but I didn’t feel ready for that action yet.
I started this process slowly by acknowledging the fear that had been building within me and choosing to express it, rather than push it to the side in avoidance. My knowledge on cars is limited, so I felt a lot of pressure around knowing when to buy and when to say no if it was a good or bad deal. Lucky for me, I had someone in my life whose expertise far outweighed mine, as my dad had worked in the car industry for his entire 45 year career.
Discussing with my parents allowed me to build a strong foundation in knowing my financial postion and what I could afford. Along with this, my dad said once I found something he would help me determine if it was a good deal or not. Being able to feel emotionally and mentally stable allowed me to shift out of survival which can be very fear triggering.
From this point on I began to surrender and build my trust. At the time I was out of town for 2 months, which working for myself made it possible because I could take my business wherever I went. This meant I wouldn’t purchase a vehicle until I was back home.
Anytime in the 2 months leading up to me heading back home, if my thoughts flowed into worry, doubt or fear, I would catch myself and speak to my Divine Team. I would say something like this, “I cannot take action right now. I will be home on February 6th and that’s when I’ll start taking action in looking for a car. I trust that what I am looking for will be available. I trust that my Spirit Guides will lead me to the right humans so I can feel calm and confident in my decision.” In this process I didn’t focus on the exact description of my future car, instead I was open to something that supported the lifestyle I had.
By the time I got home I had practiced releasing control, trusting in the Universe, and feeling secure in making a decision that felt good. I walked into a dealership I already had a relationship with, asked for a car salesman I had spoken to previously, and when I sat at his desk and told him what I was looking for, he showed me the exact car I had a vision of 2 months prior. Within 2 days I signed the paperwork, and a week later picked up my new car. I didn’t realize it could be that easy.
I could have easily questioned my decision to say yes to this particular car, but I have studied and practiced my Human Design for a number of years, and I know how I make aligned decisions, allowing me to surrender to the Universe with more trust.
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Finding a Home
I was moving to a new town and needed to find a place to live. Very similar to my car situation, I caught my thoughts of fear, worry and doubt whenever they popped up. This time I also battled the opinions of other people who often stated it was an expensive town to live in and finding rentals was extremely difficult. I could’ve easily let their opinions control my perspective.
My Spirit reminded me there are limitless options and the Universe can pull something out of a hat that you never thought possible. The action steps I had taken were joining a Facebook group for rentals in the new town, and constantly looking up options on rental sites leading up to my move. Anytime I saw the prices and freaked out wondering if I could afford living there, I reminded myself the best possible option will become available when I’m ready to move.
I had a stable foundation because I was going to be condo sitting for my parents in the new town before I needed to find a place. They advised me if I needed time I could stay with them until I found a place, but I also knew that their door wouldn’t be open forever as they had a small place and future plans for guests to visit.
The day after I arrived to my parents place to start my life in this new town, I sat on the couch with my coffee, opened facebook and the first post on my feed was a young woman offering her spare room for rent starting in a month. I opened the post and felt a full body yes vibrate through me. I messaged her to schedule a viewing, we chatted about her dogs and my dog who had passed on, already feeling a connection between each other. Driving over to her house I asked for all the signs this was the right match, and I even asked my Spirit Guides to place obstacles on the path if it was wrong for me. I walked through her yard and saw butterflies as decorations everywhere, a symbol for transformation. She showed me her “zen space” (her words not mine) and inside on her bookshelf I saw a few decks of oracle cards. I knew I had found my place and it was cheaper than I had planned for.
Starting a Business
Ever since I was 16 I’ve wanted to be an entrepreneur. I took an Entrepreneurship class in grade 11 and it awakened a desire in my soul. For the next 10 years if anyone asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would state definitively, “I want to start my own business. I don’t know what it will be, but I know I will be an entrepreneur.”
At no point did I feel called to take action on this dream in my early 20’s because I still had no idea what kind of business I wanted to get into. I didn’t worry about it because I knew I had time. I didn’t even know back then what surrendering to the Universe was, yet I had been doing it all along.
In my 28th year, I became more open to starting a business because I didn’t want to put my dreams on hold anymore. My first thought was a dog boarding kennel, and so I began to investigate if this was the direction for me. After meeting with a local dog walker, asking her all my questions, I felt a cold, hard no in my body. I knew that was not the path for me.
Two short months later, I had been helping my uncle in his family business to make some quick cash, and my favourite part was chatting with one of my co-workers. She felt stuck in her life, and a year previous I had broken free from my own place of stuckness. She looked at me as if I had my life together, and I could hear the jealousy speak through her as she wondered how my life was so good. In that moment I choose to be vulnerable, and I shared some of the hardest pieces of my life story and explaining how I got through, how I created change.
After that conversation I knew what I wanted to do with my business idea. I wanted to help people. The next day my homeopathic doctor from high school posted about a mentorship program she was offering as an Indigenous Medicine Woman and I knew I needed to join. This was the beginning of starting my business here at Adventuring with Poseidon Wellness.
What are the Key Steps to Surrender to the Universe
The first thing about surrendering to the Universe is knowing that it’s meant to help you in your humanness and the challenges that pop up in your life. Being spiritual is not only about meditating, Full Moon Ceremonies, and raising your vibration. Of course those are parts of being spiritual, but really it’s about learning how to walk in your humanness with more grace as you overcome challenges, and you pursue the creation of a life you enjoy.
There are three important parts in learning to surrender to the Universe on your soul path: finding a balance between taking action and going with the flow; letting go of the resistance in your mind in the worry and doubt; and knowing how to make the most aligned decisions for you.
There will always be a time to take action and there will always be a time to have pateince in waiting for the next opportunity. In order to surrender to the Universe you need to be discerning to determine what’s necessary right now, action or flow.
The resistance in your mind will not only slow you down on your path, but it will block you from seeing the opportunities right in front of you. We tend to be our own worst critics, and this creates the most amount of pressure and stress in your life. Working through the fear, worry and doubt is how you shift your experience. It’s not about ignoring these thoughts and pushing them to the side.
Lastly, learning about your Human Design and understanding the voice of your soul is how you begin to build trust in yourself as you make decisions in your life. For each of the stories I shared I practiced listening to my gut instinct as I have a Sacral Authority. Without that knowledge it would’ve been more challenging to follow my soul path.
The benefit of surrendering to the Universe and following your soul path… life feels more peaceful, you have a sense of freedom as you create a life you enjoy, and you experience more fulfillment while pursuing your soul purpose.
Purchasing a new car and finding a place to live might seem trivial human things, so how could they be connected to my soul purpose? Without aligning both of those I wouldn’t be where I am today, which means I wouldn’t have the joy in my life that continues to inspire me as a person. This creates purpose in my every day life.
When you start to live in soul alignment the Universe guides you to the exact places you need to be for you to see things working out for your highest good.
You too can learn to surrender to the Universe, creating more peace, freedom and fulfillment in your every day life. This is exactly the purpose of my group program Spirit of Air. I guide you through a year of uncovering the voice of your soul, understanding your Human Design, strengthening your intuition, and building your connection with the Universe.
If this calls to you, then learn more now or join the next group today at the link below.
Until next time, forever holding space for your spiritual journey,
Sydney Smith
Spiritual Mentor
Founder of Adventuring with Poseidon Wellness
