How Acceptance Can Help Us Take The Right Action
How Acceptance Can Help Us Take The Right Action
Over the last month, several events have conspired together to leave me feeling helpless and lacking control. These included a mini cash flow crisis at my company and being disappointed by a friend.
At first, I was left dejected and reacted badly in both instances. However, after much reflection and reading some Buddhist philosophy, I realized that I was responding from a place of non-acceptance.
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Caring about what other people think by Ava
How much do most people care about what other people think? It’s hard to tell, of course, because almost everyone is embarrassed about this and won’t give you a straight answer. But I’m pretty sure the answer is a lot, because I live among so-called contrarians and as far as I can tell they still really really care.
Which makes sense. We’re social animals, and our survival (and certainly our ability to thrive) is to some degree dependent on approval. The trade-off, however, is that the desire for approval severely curtails your ability to make yourself happy.
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The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski
your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.
Have a Great Week!
Mo