Being able to accept life on life’s terms is absolutely necessary if we are to be granted serenity. But there seems to be more to it. True acceptance includes faith that our struggles have purpose, that we are not ever alone and that in the end, we will be o.k. This is the kind of acceptance that gives us true serenity. When I am feeling less than serene, I find that I am in a state of resignation rather than being truly accepting. Resignation leaves us feeling hopeless, resentful and alone, feelings that make serenity impossible. Resignation is so easy, we just silently slip into the dark place. Acceptance, however, requires us to make an effort on a daily basis to develop and maintain the healthy spiritual condition from which faith flows.
Writing this piece has been a series of starts and stops. It did not flow easily. I struggled to make myself attend to the task. A number of times, I signed on, intending to delete the whole thing. Yesterday, it occurred to me that the reason I am having such a time with it, is because I am walking the line between acceptance and resignation. On any given day, I may be leaning slightly toward one or the other, but never fully IN either. I am finding it an uncomfortable place to be. I know where I want to be, in full acceptance, but I just have not been able to make that final leap. However, I take comfort in the fact that, in the process of spiritual evolution, there will be times of what appears to be non-movement or stuckness. This is often a period when lessons and experiences are being internally processed and incorporated before the next leap forward.
The lesson for me here: PATIENCE & TRUST.
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