Acceptance

Acceptance is a solution for everything. Think about a time in your life when you had to accept someone for who they are. Those negative feelings suddenly disappear and our mind goes blank. We are freed from our thoughts, which in turn relaxes our mind, our body, and our soul. I can apply this to so many different aspects of life, but for this post it's about accepting those annoying tasks and situations we ALL have.

Think of it like this: Instead of dreading a situation or being annoyed of a task, what if we accepted it for what it was? Let's try this on for a moment. It's the day before that wedding we've been dreading to go to for the past month. We walk up and down the aisles of the department store, aimlessly shopping for that annoying outfit we don't have the money to buy. We're driving ourselves crazy, thinking about how we don't want to go and making excuses to how we can get out of it. All the clothing looks like fabric and it's all seemingly the same. Suddenly, we stop right in the middle of our thought filled rant and say, "This isn't helping me. It's making it worse. I mind as well accept the fact that I have to go to this wedding tomorrow." Bam! All the negative thinking...gone! All the anxiety...gone! All the frustration...gone! Then, we look around for that outfit again and things appear to be different, colorful, and are standing out for a try. We choose something pretty and the excitement encircles our mind that we get to dress up tomorrow. The money doesn't seem to be an issue anymore, after all we have to wear something and we still have that store credit from months before. We go home feeling great because now we have something to wear and we don't have to think about it again...all because we finally accepted the situation for what it was.

Tags: Motivation , Success , Life , Anxiety