To conclude the series on ‘Accepting What Is’, we will talk about this place where the heart knows something that the head has not yet agreed to hear: That something is over – and that’s okay.
Category: I have a question
There are questions that repeat in almost every class.
They are asked in different words, but the heart behind them – the same heart.
As much as we seem to be different, we are actually much closer in our experience of life than we think.
In the coming weeks I will address one such question at a time –
Questions about acceptance, self-compassion, self-judgment and more,
and how practicing mindfulness and the worldview of Buddhism offer us a different perspective.
Not a solution. Not magic. Not a trick.
But a way to live this life – with a little more truth, tenderness, and breath.
If you feel like joining this journey – you are welcome to follow, ask, respond.
And in the meantime – I would love to know:
What question is accompanying you during this time?
Maybe it will be included in the next chapter.
Does acceptance mean giving up my expectations from life?
acceptance does not contradict aspiration. On the contrary – it allows us to want without fighting. To want from a place of freedom. Without grasping.
How do I know if I am accepting – or just repressing?
A sensitive question: “How do I know if I am accepting something – or just closing my eyes?” Acceptance of reality as it is does not feel like disconnection. It feels like breathing. Like presence.
So what, just let go? Even when it is important to me?
Sometimes letting go seems like weakness. As if we are leaving something that is supposed to be important to us. But letting go is not giving up – first of all it is an open question: Am I still holding on to it – because it is alive in me, or because I am afraid to let go?
If I accept what is – how will I change?
“But if I just accept what is – how will things change?” This is a great question – because it reveals our deepest dilemma: If I don’t fight, I might stay stuck. But true acceptance is not giving up – it’s a beginning.
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