Acceptance

Acceptance

 

“Bless instead of blame today; seek to understand someone rather than to correct them; focus on their innocence rather than their mistakes.  The results will be miraculous.” ~ Marianne Williamson

“Each of us is born with an internal navigation system.  The thinking of the world has a way of switching the system off, but we can always turn it on again through prayer, meditation and forgiveness.  Doing this puts us back on track in our lives, making us wise, convicted and powerful.”~ Marianne Williamson

“As you follow the beacon of an invisible Light, you yourself become a beacon to other people.”~ Marianne Williamson

Life is designed with Duality – Yin and Yang; Man and Woman;  Day and Night;  Cold and Hot;  Up and Down;  Good and Bad; The balance of positive and negative forces.

What is amazing about life is that “Good” is always Good.

And “Bad” is also always “Good” – eventually.

Martha Beck, the author of Steering by Starlight, discusses in her book two types of pain: clean pain and dirty pain.

“Clean pain” is the unpleasantness you feel when something “bad” happens to you: You catch the flu, lose a relationship, or get in a car accident.”

“Dirty Pain” is any suffering that comes not from these events themselves but from your thoughts about the events.”

Our level of Acceptance of the lessons and growth from each of our negative experiences greatly diminishes the majority of the discomfort we feel.

And if we are willing to make ourselves vulnerable to the pain and suffering and focus on the lessons, we can move towards our true selves – Peaceful, Blissful – in love with life – no matter what happens.

Our Acceptance of others is directly related to how well we accept ourselves.

 From Steering by Starlight:

                                                      

The Shallows: Material reality; world of form; view yourself as separate from all other things.  Approval oriented, seeking wealth, status, etc.

The Ring of Fire: The process of disbelieving false beliefs & grieving – The things that we think define us burn up as we get closer to our core.

Core of Peace: (The Stargazer) – No untruth can exist at this level of awareness.  No separation from the fabric of the universe, no pain, no fear, no death.

The gravitational pull of the Stargazer self draws us inward, trying to get us to the place where our hearts can heal once and for all and our dreams can come true. 

The Stargazer reality is so intense; its light is so bright, that nothing impermanent or false cans survive it.

By staying focused on the present moment we can avoid getting sucked in by the “Dirty Pain” of fearful thoughts that try to project passed pain and what ifs.  The large majority of worries are never going to happen.  And those that do, allow us to grow and become stronger and wiser.

“Your job is not to judge.  Your job is to love.  The more you love, the more lovely the reality you create.  Begin with your thoughts.  Choose love.  Choose love even if at first you don’t feel it.  Love is a decision.” ~ Diane L. Ross

Acceptance Meditation

Begin by taking in a series of three slow, deep inhales…and exhales…

Establish your calm rhythmic breathing…

When a thought appears in your mind, exchange it for a deep breath.

Now use your imagination to visualize in your mind’s eye the Universe – all of the galaxies, all of the solar systems within those galaxies, think of our own galaxy, think of our very own solar system within our galaxy, think of all of the planets and the sun within our solar system, think of the powerful energy of the sun, think of our very own planet earth, think of the nation where you live, think of the town within your nation that your live, think of your community, think of your family and home, think of your very own self, and think of all of the components that make up yourself.

Now, notice the subtle energy that flows within your body.

Imagine this inner Life Force as a glowing multi-colored energy field that spans through your entire body and spilling out beyond your body.  Become aware of how this energy feels inside of you.  As you breathe, you strengthen the intensity of this energy, and it feels warm, relaxing and fulfilling.  It shares the same qualities of Peace and LOVE.  You are here to experience LOVE in as many forms as you can imagine. Accept all the people and things that you cannot change.  But remember that LOVE is a decision. Choose LOVE over fear.  It is what is real – Fear is an illusion.

Take this time to focus on Acceptance of the Collective Life Force within everything.