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: Accepting What Is
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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