Acceptance

The key to being really okay with life, in life and at life: Acceptance.
Acceptance is the even keel of beingness…a state of letting go…a state where opinions, esteem, the importance of desires…none of it is inflated.
The good and the bad are taken in stride. No condition is permanent. To dwell on the frequency of good things/enjoyment is to miss out on the actuality of the opportunity for enjoyment! In a state of acceptance there’s no anxiety about trying to make the most of every instant…the moment is what it is…sometimes deep and meaningful, sometimes plain and ordinary…it’s all a part of life.

Acceptance is a pivotal state of awareness.
In terms of higher consciousness, one is faced with the opportunity to either sink down into neutrality, or to rise up to the occasion.
In neutrality, there’s acceptance, but a preference for one’s attatchments. In neutrality, one would sooner keep clear of a problem than resolve it.
When acceptance is used effectively though, it works as a platform to resolution. A problem dissolves into nothing more than a situation…neither good nor bad…desired or undesired…just a situation where the path to resolve is presented.
To make this transition from acceptance, is to achieve a state of willingness.
In spiritual terms, it is the dawning of real faith…knowing that the path leads to resolve, though the end isn’t yet in sight…believing without seeing.
With willingness, one finds clarity…the light at the end of the tunnel…real vision.
And with vision, comes true understanding.
With understanding comes compassion.
With compassion comes love.
From love comes joy, and from joy comes peace.

And so, with acceptance, the path to enlightenment isn’t a struggle!
Happiness isn’t about getting what you want…it’s about realizing the blessing in what you've got.
The rest practically takes care of itself.
Everything is the perfect expression of that which it is.

-Rob