Enjoy this re-post. Wisdom is always worth repeating, and this has stayed with me over the years.
I love this perspective from philosopher, author and blogger James Need. There are 3 key elements for us to connect with that bring inner peace. Take a few quiet moments to really absorb these words into your being.
Understand – Accept – Forgive
Understand that everything that happens to you is to help you learn and grow, even if you don’t agree with it. Understand that, even though people may do things you don’t agree with, it is part of their learning experience.
Accept that this needed to happen exactly the way it happened in order to cause you to get to this new place of understanding. If things you don’t like hadn’t have happened, you wouldn’t be who you are today. So relax and accept that this moment is exactly as it needs to be.
Forgiveness is true wisdom. To forgive is to understand why all things happen the way they do, to be able to see with clarity and understanding the learning opportunity in every moment. Forgiving yourself, others, and the world, understanding that all things happen exactly as they’re supposed too.
Remember it is only our resistance to the present moment that causes us to suffer.
So be easy on yourself and others, take time to understand and move into acceptance and forgiveness.
Namaste


Yes, it’s comforting when you finally realize that everything that’s happening is necessary……………and we know this because it’s happening. I’ve been learning also how to look at what happens as a reflection of something in the past that I need to deal with. Amazing things happen when I can maintain this awareness.
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Yep – Its a lighter brighter world when we can become a compassionate witness and can look at things from this perspective. Thanks for sharing. Val x
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Juuust wrote about this! Lovely post.
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Thank you! I hope its catching 🙂
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wow
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Great post!
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Thank you Belladonna 💐
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💕🙏🏼
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Wise words! ✴.·´¯`·.·★ ꔠʌƿƿႸ Ꞑᶒພ 𐍅ᶒʌ໗ ★·.·`¯´·.✴
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Thank you Cindy. I hope your New Year is off to a wonderful start filled start.
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Good sense
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Thank you Derrick.
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Wise reminders. Thanks Val and Happy New Year!
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Thank you Brad. Have a healthy and 🥳 New Year.
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Thanks! 🥂
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This is worth a bit of contemplation, Val. Simply because I can feel my resistance. Lol. I’ve printed it, so I can refer to it throughout the year. A good one for me. Thanks for sharing it again. ❤
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Thank you Diana. 💐 Being aware of how we respond to what we encounter is such a gift. Awareness is the foundation for grounding and transformation. When we feel resistance it is also a gift. May the year unfold with awareness, acceptance and openness to undiscovered gifts.💖
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