Surrender, and Write

Had the fire laid this morning, got it started nicely, and then got all settled with tea and my journal and books, and the fire dwindled. I worked on it, fretted over it, and it just wouldn’t come to life. It just smoldered. Finally gave up– I prefer the term surrendered. I had writing and reading to do. I didn’t want to use all my time and energy on one thing.

Ten minutes later, the fire flamed up cheerfully.

Very often surrender is the key. If you just leave something alone, let a situation g...