Comments on: The Spiritual Serenity Series: Step 2, Acceptance

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:49:33 +0000

@ivan
Thanks for commenting and adding some valuable perspective here. You’re right, by taking responsibility we actually get more control… and peace of mind which is priceless. You nailed it with “your actions in line with your desires and higher purpose.” I called that intentions matching my actions, check out What Everybody Ought to Know About Action vs. Intention to get an idea of how screwed up my thinking used to be.

By: ivan

ivan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:34:26 +0000

great post jared, most people associate freedom with not having any responsibilities, when actually the more responsible you become for every facet of your being, the more free you will become. That’s why you have to remove blame and complaining, these are just unproductive habits that will never change your life. Remove these habits and your judgment grows with experience. Learn not to judge your situations but learn to judge your actions. Are your actions in line with your desires and higher purpose?

By: Jared

Jared — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:49:53 +0000

@Tess,
Control truly is an illusion. I remember the day I realized I had no control over my life. I remember the road and pulling into a gas station and realizing I had no idea how to live my life, and that I could turn that control over to something more powerful than myself. Moreover, I realized I didn’t need to know how to live it, I could just do the “next right thing” and my life would turn out OK. It was truly liberating. Thanks for reminding me of that day Tess.

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:54:21 +0000

continuation of above…
Control…like I had it in the first place!

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:53:48 +0000

My mid-life challenge was accepting my sons-in-law. I had to get over the lie I was telling myself, “No body is good enough for my duaghters.” I can look back now and laugh. Of course when I offered acceptance and unconditional love my world changed. (of course my lesson was giving up control)