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12-29-09 Inspirational Message: The Power of Acceptance/Allowing

Written by Arianha

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 14:07

How well do you accept yourself as your are?
Do you spend most of your time wishing you were different or things in your life were different?
Do you accept others as they are or are you always trying to change them or their behavior or their opinions?

When you have learned to accept yourself it becomes much easier to accept others. You are able to see the goodness in them as well as their human idiosynchrasies and accept the whole package. You see the ecclectic nature of life and how in it's diversity, it all fits together perfectly.

With acceptance comes peace. You are no longer pushed or pulled out of your center by anyone's behavior. I had an opportunity to experience this recently when on my "day off" I had just finished breakfast and was beginning to mentally plan the day when my son called and asked if I could help him out by being at his apartment when the cable guy was scheduled to come and connect his TV. What normally takes 1/2 hour became a 3 hour process as the cable guy kept receiving phone calls each time he was busy working. Normally, I would have asked him to focus and complete the work but I found myself just allowing.
My son had been stressed about the move beacause he did not have time to unpack and put his new apartment in order. Realizing that I had some extra time I started to clean, unpack and set things in order.
By the time the time the cable guy was finished I had been able to address all the concerns my son had. I was able to relax, feel peaceful and grateful that I had been able to help my son, meet some friends who lived in the same apartment complex and enjoy the time it took without feeling stressed or pressured.
As I drove home Spirit suggested that I stop at the library where I saw someone I had needed to contact, find some new books to read and come home relaxed and revitalized from the day.
I was a great experience for me to watch someone take constant interruptions and still be able to work. Being a writer I like as few phone calls and distractions as possible.

One of the books I found at the Library was "Row, Row, Row your Boat by Stephen Lane Taylor an author who lives here in Sedona.
It has five questions that are most helpful ...

Question 1- Do you really want to go where you say you do? Are you in alignment on all levels with the outpicturing of your desire?

Question 2 - Are you paying attention to what's going on around you? People you keep seeing, things you keep hearing about, classes, events, synchronisities?

Question 3 - Are you paying attention to what's going on within you?

Question 4 - Are you willing to let go of what you think you know?

Question 5 - Do you know what "effortless" even feels like?

I highly suggest reading Stephen's book if you have any challenges with these questions...it's a wonderful guide to help you on your journey.