When life doesn’t seem to be working out in the way that I think it should, I need to accept the reality, find peace within myself, and surrender the need to control. Accepting life’s reality means accepting change and realize that it is a fundamental part of life and will happen. Holding on to situations lightly can ease the emotional loads I carry, and also reduce attachment and suffering. This means I still care, yet I’m able to detach from attaching. Practicing acceptance has brought me peace of mind, and it can really help me to surrender. Finding peace within myself means accepting everything that’s happening around me and not take it personally. It involves learning to trust the process of what is happening, and let go of the outcomes. Many times the most challenging experiences of my life have led to my greatest growth. The need to control is powerful for me, and I developed this negative trait as a survival technique growing up in a household with alcoholism ...
I believe that we all come to this planet to do three things only. Love, Forgive, and Create. In all forms and ways possible, we come to this planet to do just these three things. LOVE- Express, feel, give and receive it. Love can come in many forms, let it start with self love. FORGIVE- Forgiveness of self and others. Letting go of the past. CREATE- Everything is a creation, and someone was behind that creation. What did you come here to create?