The Art of Surrender: Finding Peace in Difficult Life Choices

Send us a text Angela Williams Gorrell is a speaker, consultant, and an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church USA with over fourteen years of ministry experience. She has taught at schools including Yale University, Baylor University, and Fuller Seminary. Her research has been highlighted by the New York Times, NPR, and the Washington Post among others. Her publications include Always On: Practicing Faith in a New Media Landscape and The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. Angela William Gorell shares her framework for navigating life"s difficult decisions through practical and spiritual guidance. Drawing from her own experiences of deciding whether to pursue tenure and whether to stay in her marriage, she offers wisdom on finding clarity when facing life"s crossroads.From the Author My goal is not that you reach the same decisions as me or the other people featured in this book, but that you learn how to take your own journey into and through difficult decisions. • Braving Difficult Decisions combines practical guidance with spiritual wisdom • The decision-making journey integrates historical wisdom, real-life stories, and proven practices • Surrender is not giving up but a process of purifying our intentions and accepting reality • Physical practices like open-palm meditation can help embody the practice of surrender • We often choose between familiar pain and unfamiliar pain when making difficult decisions • Working through grief requires naming our experience, questioning, and imagining transformation • All difficult decisions are made with humility - we never have complete information • Your story is important and can always be edited, regardless of past choices You can find Angela Gorell at www.angelagorrell.com or on social media @angelagorell.  Her book "Braving Difficult Decisions" is available in hardback, Kindle, and Audible formats worldwide. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show A note for every episode: we do not necessary agree with all the views on our podcast and leave listeners to make their own mind up with what they do or don"t agree with. For a Shamanic healing session with our host Want to be a guest on the show or want to book great guests?