A Is for Accept Acceptance does not imply approval or even a slight happiness that IT IS. It just IS. For today as each thing unfolds accept that it is unfolding without judgment—good or bad, ugly or pretty, thick or thin, hot or cold, disaster or miracle, on and on. Whatever happens this one day—don’t give it a label. The dog craps on the carpet? It is simply a pile of poo on the floor that needs cleaning. Clean, and move on. It happened. You can’t un-poop it. Accepting that it happened does not imply you approve of your dog doing this, or that you are happy this happened, it has simply happened. Breathe through it. The car won’t start? Breathe through it. Make a list: who do you need to call? The appointment you will miss? Someone to come give your battery a jump? A taxi service? Breathe. Accept that at this instant the car isn’t going to start, don’t judge this as the worst event ever. You will never really know. A giant semi full of battery acid could be heading for a tragic accident involving your car at this very moment had the car started—maybe not. You just don’t know maybe your stupid not working car just saved your life. Flat tire? Overslept? Child home sick from school? Toilet over flow? Nothing lasts forever. No event will consume the rest of your living days. For this 24 hour period if IT comes accept IT. Try saying this, “Today I will accept this event as it is. If it needs a plan to resolve it I will make that plan or find someone to help me make the plan. This is my day.”
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The A to Z Blogging Challenge begins on April 1! Today is the grand Theme Reveal. I have chosen my theme for April and it will be 26 Days to Practice Peace. It is my hope for each of you that as the days build and perhaps you follow the ideas for the days you begin to feel a bit lighter, smile more often, and handle the various crap that comes your way with more grace and ease. Yes, I know I used crap and grace in the same sentence. Since I have to write one each day and it has to follow an alphabetic order I can pretty much guarantee that they will be under 500 words. Perhaps I should make that my goal and see if I can make my point within 500 words. I want each of you to return for the next day so I don’t want to bore you! I know that I need to practice peace, expect miracles, love myself more, and trust that everything is exactly as it should be in this exact moment, so I will be using my 26 days to help myself and hopefully extend a large dose of love your way as well. Please enjoy and let me know every now and then how I’m doing with a small comment. Sending you each a big ‘ol hug and lots of love Conlee For More Information about participating yourself: http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/
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