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Give up into not understanding how any of this works, but doing it, anyhow. Give up into how wild it is that you can hear me. If the things of this world can never satisfy you, then step out of the world and into the field of the mystical, and just turn yourself in. The other response is to, well, GIVE UP! But with capital letters and an emphatic exclamation point. One response is to become depressed and jaded - to give up. There are two ways a person can respond once she realizes that nothing in the world will keep her satisfied. You have been a relentless hunter for the taste of satisfaction, and I am glad of it, for it is that hunger which finally led you to me. When the thing no longer delivered, and you were left, as they say in the rooms of recovery, feeling restless, irritable, and discontent. ![]() You loved it all and wanted it all and hunted it down, and gobbled it up or tried to conquer it, and for a while, maybe, it delivered satisfaction - and then inevitably the moment came when “it” no longer worked. Good for you, for chasing it all down and consuming it, whatever “it” was in the moment: love, food, adventure, beauty, mind-altering chemicals of various and sundry variety, achievement, self-sacrifice, this place, that place, this thing, that thing. The world is full of alluring people, places, and things, and you have been outfitted with huge and hungry appetites. Oh my little grizzled bear, reaching your fist into a tree trunk filled with honey and bees - you know how fleeting satisfaction has always been for you, and once again, I remind you that isn’t your fault. ![]() I know well that struggle to surrender, but oh what awaits you when you do!Ī HUGE thank you to Sister, who reminds us that when we surrender to the voice of unconditional love, we can’t lose.ĭear Love, what would you have me know today about satisfaction? Spoiler alert: she comes to terms with the fact that as long as she is trying to win at life and continually keeping score (and she is, and in fact is the only one keeping score of her life ), she will not be satisfied. Amanda is here to show us the way out of a predicament that so many of us struggle with: letting the love/heart part of ourselves play alongside the brain/reason part. But then the floodgates opened, and oh what a gorgeous message she received. Like a lot of you, Amanda was game (see what I did?) to receive the words of Love but didn’t think it would happen. When Amanda downloaded her letter, she had no idea that she was slated to be our guest on Super Bowl Sunday, but that rascal Love in fact provided her with an incredible, extended, very relatable football analogy. I’m excited to finally share with you a gorgeous, powerful letter from our very special guest this week: the one and only Amanda “Sister” Doyle, whom so many of you know from the glorious We Can Do Hard Things podcast ! And friends, this letter does not disappoint. I have spent much of the last week driving across so many states for so many wonderful events, but now I am happily back at home (for a little bit), catching up with this community and counting the minutes until I get to read a fresh batch of love letters from you! ![]() Hello, and happy Super Bowl Sunday to all who celebrate!
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