I am going to ramble a bit today…..
One of the things, ideas, thoughts that has been repeating to me over and over in so many ways is the idea of acceptance.
To me… it is the exact opposite of expectations.
With expectations we have a preconceived notion….
Whether it is about how another person should act, what someone should do or say… or even how the universe and the world should work.
From love, to disease, to friendship, or to that new job or project…..
We all have these expectations.
But the opposite is the notion of acceptance…..
Simply accept everything as it comes… in the moment.
Enjoy the present, do now worry about what ‘should’ happen… just accept life… and live your life.
EASY to say… HARD to do….
But it is simple….. and with practice… it can be done. You can accept things…
And it gives you a certain peace of mind when you do.
And that leads to a LIFE without LIMITS……
IF we are free to simply accept things the way they are… actions, words, life itself….
Then that allows us to then choose what we want to do in the moment, and the next moment, and the next moment…….
That is empowering!!!
That means that we are ok with life, with the people around us… we have accepted it all….
We even accept ourselves…. SOMETIMES that is the hardest thing to do…. Accept and LOVE ourselves simply as we are.
But when we do… we open up to the possibility that this moment, and then next and every moment after… can be whatever we choose it to be.
And that will allow us to live a life without limits.
A life full of joy.
Full of pleasure
Without guilt or worry or fear.
Accept the moment… and choose the NEXT!!!