No matter what happens in your life, you always have the opportunity to choose suffering, or choose joy. To let go, or to control. Hint: the ability to control is an illusion and an endless uphill battle.

As I prepare today for a visit from my ex-boyfriend, and his new fiance, I realize how different my life has become since choosing to surrender. Since realizing that not everything is about me.

So much more love can enter when you aren't trying to control it. So much more joy is possible when you trust that it is inevitable.

This is a personal episode and one that I wasn't intending to share today. I hope that it resonates with you, allows you to loosen your grip on certain areas of your life, and to trust that the Universe always has your back.