So many people tend to think towards the negative, perhaps more so than the glass half full type of person I most often am . Often when I am stymied by things I have little or no control over, I find I get to the best place through radical acceptance and forward thinking. It saves a great deal of anxiety and keeps the mind, head and heart in a buoyant move-ahead spirit that best suits keeping things under control and in perspective. I must say it takes persistence and resolute control to operate in this manner, lots of water passed under the bridge before I was able to fully adopt this mode into my life, at times I forget and am quickly reminded to stay focused and in the moment.
You may ask why operate in such a mode ? My answer is that when one accepts life's situations and adapts to them, life is truly an easier walk to walk . Spending ones life in turmoil over each repugnant situation is unpleasant, and often spills over into all of an individual's life, consuming much more energy than the situation requires. When one accepts what is going on and puts a plan into action to deal with the after-shock and fallout effects,relief is found in fairly rapid fashion. It is not that people enjoy the discomfort and out of balance feeling in their life , it is simply that they are accustomed to dealing with issues in a non-productive and self-harmful as well as defeating mode. Certainly one may need to revisit the situation a few times to find personal resolution, but the result is one that provides lessening of angst, drama and self-deprecation.
So, turning the word resignation into acceptance truly puts a different light on life. Instead of resigning oneself to the situation which sounds odious, it is far easier to accept it and deal with it constructively. Sure it is a bit of word play, but just as a simple meal artfully presented becomes a feast, so do life dilemmas when handled in a similar fashion. The bread is still buttered, but quickly and without a great deal of struggle and delay.
Think about it, ponder all the useful applications it can offer. Making life more of a pleasure instead of a drama that drags on, makes your own life easier, as well as others within your circle of life.
