Acceptance
Tolerance and Acceptance of Others is one of the first steps and most important aspect in Walking with the Grandmothers for a reason.
It cannot be expected for all humans to get along or even like each other. I am sure you can think of some examples in your life just as I can. Look at what happens to us in a relationship breakup for example. Two people that once loved each other and may still love each other very much yet for whatever reason they breakup. Any kind of relationship or situation regarding another person can create a chaos of sadness and hurt to frustration and anger, all because of human differences or is it intolerances. This is where acceptance comes in and it is very important for moving forward and not being struck in a place of noncompliance. Failure to accept results in many complications. These are like strings that twine around ones heart and limit the breath, choking life with blame, judgement, bitterness, assumptions and even hatred. Resulting in unhappiness. If we looked beneath the surface of these reactions(and this is all they are, reactions which create restrictive feelings), we would find there is a deep emotion that lays beneath the surface. Sometimes we come across a difficult human being in our lives and we can be triggered by them or something about them. At first we are unlikely to see that it actually has nothing to do with them rather it is our ‘reaction’ that is what is calling for us to pay attention. And this is where you can be your own healer & therapist and go within on that amazing journey. However for now I am just talking about this outer layer of acceptance that we can be confronted with daily. When we practice acceptance, even if we aren’t feeling it yet, we can begin to shift out of the place we are stuck. Our boat gets released from that log we got snared on and our river of life can begin to flow along again. Wherever you are in your evolution of yourself you will come across other humans that you simple don’t resonate with and at these junctures you always have a choice to observe or participate. And this will depend on where you are with yourself. If you participate, you are going to witness how you are reacting to the situation and you are going to accept the opportunity to sort your own stuff out. Or you are going to observe and decide you don’t want to play. Either way in ‘accepting’ you will keep moving. If you don't accept will keep reacting to that situation like hitting your head against a brick wall ‘ouch’, not making for a happy self. If however you realize you are doing that, ‘beautiful’ now you can turn around and practice ‘Tolerance & Acceptance’ for your lovely self. Don’t ever beat yourself up over anything!!! Especially a feeling. A feeling is just an experience. When you are done with all it has to teach, let it go. Choose another feeling you’d like to explore.
So the reason ‘acceptance’ is so important is because it is always the next step in freedom to be you.
Love yourself enough to give yourself the freedom to set yourself free from yourself !!!
