Acceptance

Acceptance is dying on a battlefield. Acceptance is understanding that with life comes death. With up comes down. With riches comes poverty. Acceptance is allowing this universe to be all that it is meant to be. All experiences happening at once. You are not in control of your experiences. You are just having them. You are not in control of your circumstances, you are just in them. Accept what is and move on.

We cannot change from a place of longing, we change from a place of acceptance. We change when we see the world exactly how it is and keep living anyways. We work with the universe, not against her. We allow her to be what she will be. And in this place miracles happen. In this place of lack of attachment and understanding, we reach nirvana. This is freedom. Freedom is not a pile of money. Freedom is not a new pair of shoes. Freedom is not a dream job. Freedom is here and now. Freedom is in this moment. Freedom is accepting this moment as it is and allowing it to be. Freedom is knowing the difference between trying to be the change, and changing.

Freedom lives in every breath that you take. You are freedom. Life is freedom. Death is freedom. Freedom is, freedom exists, freedom is life. Accept life as it is and you will be free. Forget trying to change it, trying to get something or somewhere. Just be. You are here and you are now. Acceptance is freedom. Freedom from the trappings of wanting and needing and longing. Freedom to be who you were meant to be. This person, in this moment, living this life. Allow yourself to be and experience the greatness of existence. This is the moment you are living. And there will be another moment after that. Isn’t it splendid? And wouldn’t it be great to let go of the idea that you have to control and create and be in charge of the next moment? If you could just exist and let the moment come to you.

This is freedom.