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What is total surrender to you?

 
 
Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 08:43 pm
This is a question to which I need the answer for a course I'm taking. Just want to know what you all have to say about it.
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Ragman
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 08:45 pm
You answer first...it's your homework.
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devriesj
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 08:53 pm
Man, I'm supposed to ask other people! I have my answer. So now I ask, what's yours? It's not meant to be a difficult question. I was just asking.
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 08:54 pm
Define your terms - total surrender to what exactly?


Sounds like a vaporous course with vaporous questions.
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devriesj
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 08:56 pm
That's the point, osso.
What does it mean to YOU?
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 08:57 pm
Claptrap.



Sounds posed by person with agenda of drama.
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Mame
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 09:02 pm
devriesj, I also need more definition Smile Surrender to WHAT??

Nice to see you again, by the way!
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Ragman
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 09:13 pm
devriesj wrote:
Man, I'm supposed to ask other people! I have my answer. So now I ask, what's yours? It's not meant to be a difficult question. I was just asking.


And we want to see what YOU have to say about it! Simply enough.

and ... surrender to what?
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devriesj
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 09:34 pm
Youch! I was just posing a question, people!
O.K. the idea was not to give my answer but to get other's. If I gave mine that would be defeating the purpose! But if you need clarification, how about "total surrender" to a person, belief, feeling, ... or whow's this: "what would you totally surrender to and why?" See, now I feel I've made it a leading question!
Does that make it clear as mud?


Hi to you too, Mame! Long time no see. Had to take a hiatus from the internet for a while, but I'm ba-ack! Usually stick to the fun game threads. Feel like I'm trying to swim with the sharks here!

P.S. If it helps anyone, it's for a psychology course. You can all sigh heavily now...
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Mame
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 09:38 pm
okay, girl, my answer is "Total surrender is a dangerous thing" and I wouldn't be doing it anytime soon.

Does that help?
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devriesj
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 09:40 pm
Sort of. What does that look like. Surrendering totally to whatever...

What's dangerous about it to you? (just curious)
I'm really glad to see you around here, Mame Smile
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squinney
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 09:53 pm
I don't think I have ever been one to totally seurrender to anyone or anything.

Partial surrender sucked enough.

I have trouble understanding those that claim "total surrender." It seems like a way of giving away or excusing responsibility more than anything else.

More tomorrow. I have to go to bed before my typing gets any worse.
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Mame
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 10:01 pm
What's dangerous about it is you put yourself at the mercy of something else and you're not in charge anymore. I don't say "control" because we know we don't have the power to control much, but what we do have charge over we give up when we surrender.

Sometimes we all surrender - to someone's moods, to what life dictates (not much we can do about certain things), but generally, I don't think it's a positive action.
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devriesj
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 10:05 pm
Thanks for putting that out there, mame. I really appreciate your answer! And thank you, squinney, as well.
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 10:15 pm
I would imagine that total surrender would be removing oneself from all responsibility, involvement, conscious attention and perhaps caring about whatever it is that they totally surrender to. It would be giving up and giving in. It would be about losing and self respect. It would be the end of the line.

On the other hand. It could be the opposite of all of these things. Depends on one's perspective and state of mind.
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devriesj
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 10:20 pm
Cool answer, Intrepid. Just curious, which is your take on it?
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 10:24 pm
devriesj wrote:
Cool answer, Intrepid. Just curious, which is your take on it?


That might be a bit more complex. Confused

Totally surrendering to love would not have all of the negative connotations that say, totalling surrendering to the love of desserts would have.

Total surrender to one's faith would not mean that one is devoid of life.

For me, total surrender to anything would require careful thought and analysis and in a sense R.O.I. (not monetarily).

It is not something that I would take lightly.
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devriesj
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 10:28 pm
Thank you. I love that you give an answer that is 'something to chew on' so to speak.
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Ragman
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 10:57 pm
I can think of the total surrender upon orgasm -- the total surrender of mind, body and spirit. That moment in time when you don't know whether or not to laugh, cry or pray you don't vaporize!
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hawkeye10
 
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Reply Tue 19 Feb, 2008 11:12 pm
surrender: to open yourself up to whatever comes, without defending against it, without longing for it, without fear, without attachment.

Most commonly found in sex or in love, but can be spiritual as well.
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