Learning to accept the things I cannot change.
The word accept is from the Middle English, from Anglo-French accepter, from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere to receive, from ad-+ apere to take - more at heave.
Date 14th Century
3 a : to endure without protest or reaction
Accepting without protest or reaction is a big deal. I have not been one to accept whatever life brings without protest or reaction. If it hasn't been what I wished for I'd do my best to change it or dress it up and make it look like something else. I would fight it, kick it, sit on it, throttle it, yell at it or ignore it. With that said it is easy to understand how exhausting this approach to life can be.
I'm prepared to try a new approach. Take a moment and let the dust settle. Accepting a decision made by someone else, it is not mine to make. Accepting responsibility for my decisions. Tough stuff.
There is a path and I am on it. I may stumble, hit a tree head on, fall down and pick myself up , go the wrong wayfor a bit, but I will find my way ....my feet still go one in front of the other and I should be alright.
Moment by moment, step by step....I remain busy pulling my own little red wagon.
A few of my very own thoughts.
Have a Happy Friday my friends.
5 comments:
happy friday to you too, my friend
good to see you at farmhouse today
always good to see you
sending love,
kary and buddy
Great post.I liked the part about pulling your own little red wagon! Thanks for visiting me !
Beautiful, and it echoes my own thoughts on the matter, but dearest Magnolia, you have said it more wonderfully than I ever could, and I love the idea of a little red wagon!
Touching and truth-filled dear sister.
None of us who are on the path
who work to be the path
do not find ruts and stones and
obstacles to contend with.
Reminding myself to be patient,
reminding you to be patient...
Love to you
Ama
Thanks for the reminder Ama, Love to you too.
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