Letting go.

“Fully accepting the situation as it is without constantly wishing it would be different is really the only way to getting on the road to being okay. And this isn’t only about accepting situations. We have to start accepting people for who they are as well and believing them when they show us their true character. Because they aren’t lying.” FULL ARTICLE

How can we accept things and people as they are when it makes us feel pained and captive? And yet how can we not accept them when the opportunity is freedom?

We all get stuck in life, in work, in relationships and in our own heads. How do we move through these spaces without getting pulled down even more? When you’re in that stuck space- it feels like there is no exit. When you’re through it, you can’t imagine going back.

Moving between stuck and unstuck is not dissimilar to dealing with transition. Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater.

And how do we get unstuck? Ultimately we must remove ourselves from these repeated script in our minds: I am not good enough, not smart enough, not strong enough not pretty enough, not rich enough…

What happens when you can hear that script without living it? What happens when you can disassociate those words from the meanings you have assigned them? We begin to think in the present. We begin to think with a more clear mind.

In the article shared above, they take us through the steps needed to surrender in that moment. Having the grace to show ourselves acceptance, self-compassion and to stay present. After all, you are worth it.

How often do you show yourself this kindness? What would change if you did?