“Surrender” (Poem by Julie Palestrina)

Sit down
Let go
Breathe in deep
Exhale slow

Unclench
Unwind
Ease up
Free the mind

No rules
No goal
Light heart
Quiet soul

Spoil the child
Spare the rod
Give up
Rest in God.

Source: written for a Servant Leadership School class.  The Servant Leadership School was started by the Washington, DC-based Church of the Saviour.