Several years ago, when I was in the throes of depression, a therapist recommended Michael Singer’s bestseller, The Untethered Soul. It was my introduction into “monkey mind,” the concept that the loud and often self-defeating voice in my head was not, in fact, me, nor was it telling the truth. Once I became aware of the habitual thoughts and emotions as told by this sub-conscious narrator, the less power they had over me. Observing those thoughts?you’re stupid/lazy/crazy/not good enough?without judgement or fear and then letting them pass by is still a daily practice that requires constant diligence on my part. Thinking something does not make it correct, it simply makes it a thought. The stories we tell ourselves shape our emotions and, ultimately, our lives, but we get to choose what we believe. Needless to say, Singer’s book changed my life. So when he published The Surrender Experiment I was all ears. The premise: What would happen if you stopped trying to force your destiny and just let life be in charge" Since an a-ha moment in his early twenties (he’s now in his late sixties), Singer challenged himself to allow life to unfold around him without struggling with it. He makes strong case: We are all intelligent enough to realize that we are not in control of 99.9 percent of what goes on around us. Our hearts beat, our food digests, and our cells divide ? all without any intervention of our own. Likewise, the planets stay...