Acceptance
To bring acceptance
Into your non-acceptance
Will end suffering
As humans, we sometimes have difficulty letting go of a situation or outcome. We are hardwired by the ego’s infrastructure to constantly judge and think we know the right answers. Case in point, how many times are we in a conversation with someone, whether it be personally or professionally, when we find ourselves thinking about our response or point of view while the other person is talking? Our conditioning makes us feel like we need to stand up for ourselves and always be “on point”.
Why is it that being fully present for someone is such a challenge?
As we work to be more mindful citizens of the world, we can begin to find that we are more understanding. We learn to be aware of the ego and its sometimes-disturbing chatter, and in this awareness, we can walk ourselves back to our center where there is clarity, peace and calm. It will always and forever be in this space that we can be fully open to that which is in front of us — no judgment and no anxiety. One could say that this state of being allows us to enter the middle road. For it is this path that provides us with a bridge that leads to cohesion and trust.
When we are able to pivot to a place of accepting that which we formerly chose not to accept, is when we can see how interconnected we all are and trust that the current journey is truly for the best. And it is in this moment that suffering begins to dissipate, while it is replaced with deep happiness.
