Acceptance.
A wise man once said,
It is always good the way it is.
Your mind may not penetrate it,
But once you internalize this wisdom,
Your life will go in a much lighter and freer form.
There is always friction in life where something does not meet your expectations.
You have an expectation,
But life shows something different.
You want to go for a walk,
But it starts to rain.
You get annoyed.
You are on your way to an appointment,
But you are stuck in traffic.
You are frustrated.
You want your partner to do a certain thing,
But he doesn't do it.
Your mood goes down.
You want to meet a friend,
But he cancels at short notice.
You are disappointed.
These and similar examples could be found at will.
There are countless of such situations,
But you have simply spoken three possibilities to deal with such disagreements.
1.
Acceptance.
You take the situation as it is,
Without getting emotionally upset.
You are ok with what it is right now in serenity.
2.
Change.
You do not accept the situation and invest energy and time to change the situation.
3.
Walk away.
You walk away from the situation.
You leave the playing field.
This means you don't accept and you don't change the situation,
But you take yourself out of the situation.
Many people don't understand the power of the first step,
Of acceptance.
Some may object.
Obviously,
There are negative situations and influences.
This has to be countered.
We live in a dual world,
With positive and negative,
With joy and pain,
With sunshine and rain.
That means if you focus excessively on one side of the negative,
Then you are one-sided.
Acceptance means to see both sides.
You let those sides be.
You are at peace with the environment and yourself.
No matter how unpleasant this outer world may seem at first glance.
How can you apply acceptance to yourself?
Everyone who is on the road in everyday life will always find opportunities to practice acceptance.
An order doesn't arrive at time.
Take it with serenity.
The fuel is much more expensive than before.
Practice acceptance.
Your partner does not arrive on time for a meeting.
Practice serenity and acceptance.
These everyday situations are the ultimate test.
Do you live the principle?
Do you feel this principle?
Or do you just once intellectually penetrated it with your mind?
You especially notice when you are not in acceptance,
When you are emotionally consumed with negative emotions.
Are you angry?
You are not in acceptance.
Are you irritated?
You are not in acceptance.
You are frustrated?
You are not in acceptance.
So what to do?
If you really want to arrive in acceptance of a situation,
Make it a habit not to stay in the negative for more than one second.
This negative emotion is at best a feedback for you that something is wrong right now.
So accept,
Change or leave the situation.
So there is no reason to be upset about something for a long time.
There are practically no advantages.
You will be perceived as a negative person.
You will go through the world with a negative attitude towards life.
You will feel dragged down,
Aggressive and frustrated.
Do you really want that?
Because this kind of emotion is also a cause of your future.
If you live pure acceptance,
Then you may not be available to some interlocutors at work or as neighbors as you used to be.
Many everyday topics and conversations are negative.
An unconscious habit of many,
Getting upset about the weather,
The government,
The neighbors etc.
But what is behind these topics?
Actually,
Everyone's deepest drive is to be loved and seen,
To feel like they belong.
And some people then find common ground with the help of setting themselves apart from others.
But ask yourself,
Do you want to separate yourself from others for a sense of belonging and the idea of connection?
Or do you want to radiate profound acceptance and peace with yourself?
You have to decide.
I recommend the latter.
