Acceptance
© 2011 GypsyJaguar
When we can start looking at our obstacles in our lives as opportunities for change, then we are on our way to acceptance. Acceptance is an agreement of trust; a surrendering of our control. Acceptance can be a decision to allow ourselves to be open to change, instead of fighting it. Challenges are opportunities for us to make a conscious choice to make a change. Any negativity that surrounds us is a manifestation of our fears surrounding this change.
When an incident happens to us, we need to just accept that it happened, learn whatever lessons we can from it and move on. We shouldn't dwell on any mistakes we think we may have made, because there are no mistakes, only lessons. We are meant to learn from our experiences and trust that they occurred just as they were meant to so we could learn our lessons as best as we could through the decisions we chose to make. Dwelling on our problems is only going to intensify them and keep the energy of them circling around us, which will also attract more of the same.
When we feel like we always seem to be around people who have a knack for igniting our issues we have, it is generally a sign that we need to deal with those issues. It's a chance for us to learn a lesson behind the issue and to accept the truth of it. It is a time for us to change our view on the situation. These are always opportunities to challenge our perspectives. When we feel like we are in a swirling mass of chaos, our life is falling apart and bad things just keep happening to us, then we are fighting against some big changes and need to release our fears and issues regarding these changes.
In order for positive change to happen, we need to be open to accept it. This means we need to tear down any walls we have up that would block the energy of this change from reaching us. The walls are issues we've created from our fears; boundaries we've erected to protect ourselves from harm. Some boundaries are healthy, but when we set boundaries out of fear, we tend to build them too impenetrable for even any good to filter through. This is why they are referred to as walls. They are like battle perimeters constructed of blockades to protect our psyches from damage. Our attitudes are the warriors that defend the barriers.
Tear down those walls by opening your heart. Allow some good stuff in! Accept a hug, truly listen to another's problems, permit yourself to express your own feelings, let yourself receive unconditional love from others. Trust and accept.
Once you open your heart, you will know who are the right people for you to open up to personally and you'll know who is just out to do you harm. You will also understand that people are the way they are for a higher balance of the whole and the seemingly bad things that people do happen for a reason beyond our capacity to comprehend in it's totality. You must realize that these occurrences are not to punish us for doing something wrong; they are to help us see things in a different light.
When we are able to open our hearts to truly accept situations, people and ourselves as who and what they and we really are, and not fight against them or ourselves, we will win one of the greatest battles within ourselves. All we need to do is trust and accept.
Also see:
Emotional Healing - Dealing With Issues - Coping with Grief - Why Bad Things Happen to Good People - Releasing Anger - Forgiveness - Acceptance - Facing Your Fears - True Strength - Rediscovering Yourself - A Feel-Good Project - Finding Your True Love
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