Power to Accept – Part 3…

Hi Everyone,

Greetings from St Lawrence in Queensland – where the gentle rain is washing all the red Nullabor dust of our car and caravan. It’s lovely and very refreshing after 36 degrees the last few days as we trek our way up to Townsville – the last and definitely most tiring part of our journey, so the rain is openly welcomed 🙂

As I sit here under our canopy looking out over the wetlands, I contemplate ‘Acceptance’. I churn on the fact that whatever I cannot change, I must accept or else life would be pretty miserable. Vice versa, whatever I don’t accept I must change or else life would also be miserable. Either way, I am responsible for what happens in my life – what I create, how I respond, what I do or don’t do, what I give or what I hoard, what I receive or what I block. No-one else is in control of me and my fortune nor am I in control of anyone else and their fortune – this realisation is rather liberating. Although I’ve been aware of this for some time, sitting here having made some major decisions and huge changes in the last few weeks, I am grateful for this quiet moment in time to simply sit and reflect… Life and all it’s wonders (or lack thereof if that’s what I choose to create). Choice and decision is all mine, when I accept this fully life changes in amazingly wonderful ways – because my attitude changes in ways I would never have thought possible prior to acceptance 🙂

Acceptance means to forgive – others as well as myself. When I forgive I can let go! When I let go I Accept! When I Accept life flows smoothly!

My body, as you can imagine, is pretty fatigued and aching but my mind is OK 🙂 Having driven almost 6,000k’s in just 10 days, I forgive myself (I give myself) some time now to recuperate 🙂 In Acceptance there is Nurturing… Because when I give to myself I nurture myself, so that I can contribute positively to the world of action and reaction – from a ‘full cup’ rather than an ‘empty one’.

Question: Do I resist or accept change? Am I the cause for change or the affect from change? (do I let life change me or do I make changes to my life?

Tip: Change what you won’t accept and accept what you can’t change

Have a wonderful weekend – thank you to those who have already sent in their contributions – keep them coming, it’s so great to share 🙂

Lots of love Annemarie