<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Surrender is part of courage. Like a swimmer... > Surrender is part of courage. Like a swimmer tumbled by a wave who learns that fighting only exhausts them while relaxing lets the water release them, people often do better by yielding to forces they cannot control rather than struggling against them. Giving yourself to your calling can feel frightening, but trust lets you come back up for air. **Source:** [[livestreams/Courage, Composure, and the Decision to Leave the Comfort Zone - Workbook|Courage, Composure, and the Decision to Leave the Comfort Zone]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Surrender is part of courage. Like a swimmer tumbled by a wave who learns that fighting only exhausts them while relaxing lets the water release them, people often do better by yielding to forces they cannot control rather than struggling against them. Giving yourself to your calling can feel frightening, but trust lets you come back up for air.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-surrender-part-courage-trust-back-air ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->