I’ve been doing some reading on the topic of surrender today. Specifically a book by Dr. Judith Orloff called “The Power of Surrender”. It’s an interesting topic for me. I’m not ready to write on the topic yet but I thought I’d play around with creating some images from quotes on surrender.
"Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be." - Sonia Ricotti
Riotti is a motivational writer, speaker and a personal transformation expert. In simpler terms she writes about resilience, positive thinking and emotional well-being. I’ve not read any of her books, nor was she on my radar to read.
"In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself." - Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an author, public speaker, and alternative medicine advocate. He's a prominent figure in the New Age movement and has gained a significant following for his views on spirituality, health, and well-being. He’s written over 80 books. His book “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” is currently on a resource list I created today for some research I’m doing that will become some future writing from me.
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need." - Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu, is an ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism, a philosophical and religious tradition originating in China. He lived around the 6th century BC. Tzu credited with writing the "Tao Te Ching," an important text in Taoism and Chinese philosophy. I’ve read many quotes and excerpts from his writing but not the whole text as yet.
Sometimes the hardest lesson we learn in life is to trust enough to surrender and allow changes to happen, even when we’re wanting to see change. We try to hold on to the familiar while wanting the new. It’s a like the child with their hand caught in the cookie jar and wont drop the cookie so they can get their hand out.
I like playing around with Midjourney to see how it will present quotes into images. I just use the quote and then add style terms. I don’t decide what will be represented. That’s half the fun. The header I used for this post is a blend of the three images the quotes produced. I loved how it came out.
Shadowspub writes on a variety of subjects as she pursues her passion for learning. She also writes on other platforms and enjoys creating books you use like journals, notebooks, coloring books etc.
NOTE: unless otherwise stated, all images are the author’s.
Some of the image work may have been done in Midjourney for which I hold a licence to use the imges commercially.
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