Acceptance
Day 11
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference
I had this taped to my fridge for years......
Today we accept all that we are, all that we've been and all that we will be in the future.
Our past is our past, it will never be any thing different, there is nothing we can do to change it..
IT IS WHAT IT IS.......(lifepartners most favorite mantra)
In an Eckhart Tolle book, I was enamored with the concept of "choiceless awareness" In which you decide to look at life as though you have no opinion.
Things that happen are neither good or bad, they just are.
And they too shall pass.
We accept that life is full of complexities and challenges that aren't positive or negative they are just opportunities for learning and growth.
How adventurous would life be if were challenge free?
If we had the perfect body, perfect self esteem, everyone adored us and we won the lottery every day?
Challenges arise when our thinking needs expansion, and the condition is that we WILL overcome...no matter how painful or daunting they may seem.
We need to accept that our only job from here on in, is to be the keeper of our own light, and by doing this, we can help ignite and inspire the light in many others.
So instead of worrying about the challenge or problem of the day, accept that there is a lesson, accept that it will resolve itself, and that undoubtedly, with total certainty,
This too shall pass..
