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It took me a long time to truly understand the philosophy behind acceptance. Before I might have argued that if you accept ‘it’ then you are agreeing to ‘it’. Yes! it might mean that but it does not necessarily follow.
Situations present themselves to us every minute of the day and the most marvelous think is that we actually get a choice as to how we respond to the situation. Too often, however, we react in a way that creates more anxiety than is ever necessary.
This amazing thing we call breathing, which is our life force, is too often taken for granted and not used in the appropriate manner. Just one deep breath could save us from so many uncomfortable moments in time.
What if we paid more attention to the power we give to the energy that is all around us in the way of negative input? (“The economy sucks!” “This President is not doing a good job!” “This person is bad!” “This is the wrong way to do that!” and so on………)
When we recognize the amount of power we give to those conversations, We might find ourselves making different decisions regarding our involvement. Choosing to not give our power to those negative conversations can begin with simply accepting what has been said as the opinion of the speaker and nothing more. This way we free ourselves up for other, more important ways to use our energy.
Hey! I am all for conserving energy. I’ll accept what is and move on. Boy! I feel so energized I just might go and exercise! Or not! The sky is the limit. It is all up to me.
