It\u2019s small, and simple.<\/p>\n
You probably know it, I guess you\u2019ve even tried it.<\/p>\n
But if you\u2019re anything like me, you forget about this stuff.<\/p>\n
So here\u2019s your friendly reminder.<\/p>\n
For just one minute, be willing to accept everything you think and feel.<\/p>\n
Accept it, or acknowledge it (if that sounds more neutral).<\/p>\n
As an idea for the mind, it\u2019s extremely unspectacular, but it can be really liberating.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a lot of power in curious awareness without grasping.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not about the things you experience, but about the space surrounding everything.<\/p>\n
Or, less lofty: the fact that somehow you know shit is happening.<\/p>\n
That knowing is what it\u2019s about.<\/p>\n
And the sitting down and the accepting is just a very practical, insightful way to become aware.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t make it into a big deal.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s just like watching a conveyor belt with the world\u2019s most eclectic collection of things.<\/p>\n
Thoughts, sensations, sounds, resistance, whatever.<\/p>\n
The only thing you do is acknowledge it.<\/p>\n
Or accept it.<\/p>\n
Let it be, and let it pass.<\/p>\n
You sit down, close your eyes, and off you go.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a sound.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t go with it, just accept it.<\/p>\n
An itch.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t fight it, don\u2019t wish it wasn\u2019t there: accept it.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a mental itch (there\u2019ll be many).<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
And along comes a great idea that you HAVE to contemplate and chew on right now.<\/p>\n
Accept it, but let it go.<\/p>\n
Because the next phenomenon is already waiting for you, sliding dramatically into your awareness.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a problem, waiting for your attention, your involvement, and your fear.<\/p>\n
But not this time.<\/p>\n
Accept it, and do nothing else.<\/p>\n
Next, there\u2019s a feeling of disappointment.<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
A bit of restlessness.<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
The always interesting \u2018This isn\u2019t working!\u2019<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
A sound, a smell, some anger.<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
Whatever it is:<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t work on it, don\u2019t try to figure it out or remember it.<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
This, this, or that.<\/p>\n
Accept it.<\/p>\n
Just for a minute, or two.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s all.<\/p>\n
Accepting is not agreeing, per se, or giving up, but in a way it is.<\/p>\n
You agree to let go, and you give up the resistance.<\/p>\n
For now.<\/p>\n
And if the time is right, the acceptance becomes a state of mind.<\/p>\n
A string of gentle releases.<\/p>\n
And somehow you\u2019ll get to know the knowing.<\/p>\n
The space.<\/p>\n
Not intellectually, but as a direct experience.<\/p>\n
Just for now.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Can you do that, for you?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(Photo by @marcospradobr, for Unsplash)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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