Power to Accept – Part 2…

Hi everyone,

I’ve already received several responses to this Power – many finding this a difficult one to ‘accept’. From my own experience of having to use this Power many times in my life, I found that once I truly accepted a certain situation, making decisions became easy because I had let go. I didn’t always realise it straight away but upon reflection I noticed that my mood and attitude lightened up. I’m not talking about ‘putting up with stuff’ then telling myself I have accepted it – as I mentioned last week – you will know internally this is not true due to the anguish you will experience.

I am writing this email from Ceduna in South Australia, we just crossed the Nullabor again. You’re probably wondering what we are doing here… Due to unforeseen circumstances we had to leave busselton and head back East… And after working through much Patience, Tolerance, Courage and Confidence – managing to organise several talks in and around Busselton – unfortunately after all my hard work, I had to cancel them. But fortunately we are practicing Power to Accept this month – so that’s what I did 🙂 I Accepted that change is constant and if I am to remain calm then I must remain flexible – Acceptance is a powerful part of that.

I reflected on our situation and realised that it was no point getting upset. So I choose to be Positive and look on the bright side. I made several connections while in Busselton and they are happy for me to return at another time as guest speaker – our efforts are never wasted 🙂 I also Accepted that my body was only barely recovering from our last sojourn across the Nullabor – this time having to drive twice the distance to Townsville in an even shorter time span… Then there was the thought of many uncertainties at present but realized that these situations were out of my hands so again I thought, lucky for me I have my wonderful Powers in my tool-belt, I Accepted where I was physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually – so onward and upward… I say this as I am lying here taking a well earned rest, so my body can recuperate for tomorrow’s drive 🙂

I realized that these ‘tests’ have come as they always do – to test my progress – so I am grateful for the opportunity to prove my growth (to myself of course, not to anyone else). I do not need approval from others.

Questions to churn on:

– How do I cope when life changes suddenly?

– Do I resist or do I accept?

– Do I Trust and Accept that everything happens for a reason?

Lesson: Remaining flexible (as opposed to rigid) allows me to accept and bend when the winds of change come – without breaking!

Not much reception this week as we slowly make our way North, so in the meantime, keep bending like the beautiful bamboo. Bamboo is revered for it’s longevity due to it’s ability to bend!

Lots of love Annemarie