seeking a peaceful mind...

Acceptance is a strange thing. Some people have too much of it, some don’t have any..  when is a good time to be in acceptance?  it’s a relative question.. one not easily answered.  In fact, as many people as you ask is the different answers you’ll get. So where does one begin …  Well,  it is probably safe to say that most of us walk around in some element of something we are struggling to accept.  Sometimes it’s something about our home life or our job. It doesn’t matter much the what or the details of the  “what “ are but instead understanding the cost it has on our internal systems how  we are feeling…  take  moment a do an inventory.. take a look inward ..   is there something you are not accepting?    Keys to accepting things.. First identify what it is that you are  not accepting.  Another word for this commonly used is denial.. Although that may be  to broad a word to use for this chat…  breath  in… next is evaluate.  what can be done ?   is any of the matter  within your  grasp to do something ? ..  set a boundary maybe ..  say no.  or say yes.. open your heart.. finally,  invite change into your current situation. It’s not about changing anyone around us  to do something or not do something.. it’s about taking responsibility for ourselves and our actions..  right now…look at your responses..  clean your side of the street..we tend to be more at peace, more in acceptance when we let go of things we cannot  control…   where are your limits ?   These are great questions to ponder as we evaluate what is it that we need to accept or what is just unacceptable.. Therein is another chat .. when something is unacceptable.  How do we respond.. are we clear?   Are we honest?   Are we flexible to find the compromise?.. whether we are seeking to accept or defining  something as unacceptable,  do we have compassion..  What are you working on accepting today  or where have you discovered something that is unacceptable..   what steps are you taking to focus on your “side of the street” in the matter…

Let Go ...

Let go…

Let go of expectation, let go of anticipation, let go of worry,   let go of fear, let go of anger.  Just let go... We hear this in so many spiritual teachings... But what does it mean to really surrender,  to really trust,  to really have faith,  to really get excited,  to really  live in joy ?

This is the quest I have been on for years.   Seeking out and living in my authenticity.  It requires daily letting go. Some days I am much better at this than others.  All in all,  each experience I have where I let go a little sooner  or a little quicker or a little more thoroughly brings me that much closer to the joy,   faith,  and trust I long to be in consistently...

The letting go I am referring to is the letting go of situations, people and things that are beyond our control. That doesn’t mean don’t have feelings about it. In fact, having feelings and expressing them is warranted and necessary. How you express them and to whom is a discussion for another day and all a part of this glorious journey..  so for now,  just  for today .. Be in the joy, faith and trust of letting go.