surrendering - by Spencer Chang - spencer's paradoxes
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look for surprise, submit to surrender, embrace abandon. it might be your greatest responsibility
Lotus Circle/Lotus Goddess, 1986-88, by Bernice Bing Growing up I was terrified of surprise. I sought to extinguish them from my life. I never wanted to be out of control again, lest I embarrass myself or look stupid in front of my class or all the other worst-case scenarios that played on loop in my head. I liked to play it safe, needed to know exactly what was going to happen and how to respond in the perfect way. Over time, I distilled the art of being in control at all times down to a science. Of course, like any effective theory, it only worked in very controlled environments, under…
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