One of the most paradoxical concepts I was ever confronted with was the title of today’s podcast. When someone would say to me “In order to win I must surrender” it was as if I was speaking to someone in a different language. The furthest thing from my mind was to surrender. People who surrendered did so because they were losing. Despite my impending death, the last thing I would consider was surrender. I came to find out that surrender was my only way out. To admit that I was powerless was my only access to power. If I was going to win then I must surrender. I had to believe that for me to achieve any greatness in life, let alone mediocrity, surrender would become my pathway. To this day I am grateful to have met a group of people that insisted I surrender. If I wanted what they had, surrender was the only way. I saw them as winners and people who had gained power. I was willing to do anything to have what they had and to become what I saw them becoming. Surrender to win was the path I decided. I hope you decide on this path as well.
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Robert Pardon
Robert is the Recovery Guy. Getting clean and sober on April 25, 1986 has given me the insight and practical skill set to not only stay sober, but to also re-invent myself to the person I always wanted to become. Showing others how to do this is my life goal.
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