.acceptance, part II: efficiency over easier
.acceptance, part II: efficiency over easier - originally written February 2, 2021
I want you to know that once you master the art of “acceptance” your life will be infinitely more efficient to live, that does not mean it will be infinitely easier to live.
In my opinion, the path of “acceptance” is the “road less traveled by” for a myriad of reasons. If you refer to the example in my last blog post (acceptance, part I), certain things we may have to accept don’t necessarily “taste” good (aka they hurt our feelings). When you realize that you have to accept that person in your life who keeps repeating that very inconsiderate/disrespectful/sneaky action, and that it’s time to let them go, that doesn’t mean letting them go won’t hurt. That doesn’t mean you won’t miss them, or want to go to HH for the one time. It actually means the opposite. It means you’re choosing to live the life of heartbreak, sadness, grief, maybe even some anguish - the “road less traveled”. However, traveling this road is a “cheat code” to the human experience.
The “cheat code” (which really isn’t a cheat code, it’s like basic physics or something like that), is that when you let something go/create a clearing or space, in turn room is created for something to replace that space. In this case, although you are taking the “road less traveled”, it’s creating space for something greater to take up its destined space in your life - efficiency. And it’s efficiency because, why would a great thing in your life want to share space with something measly, and not take up its space as greatness to the fullest? My point exactly.
The human experience was not designed for us to avoid pain, grief, heartbreak - it was actually designed for us to heartbreak because that means we loved something. I’m not saying that you keep your heart wide open to any and every one, even those that don’t deserve your love, but what I am saying is that it is to your benefit to make the riskier choice and lead with an open heart, not just an open mind. Life and the human experience is all about choosing love, and ladies and gentleman acceptance is love. When you are accepting someone or something for who they are, you are declaring that you love them, even if it means letting them go.
The heart is a muscle, and the only way you can strengthen it, is if you use it. Otherwise, it’s weak and that 1 time you chose to use it will feel extremely difficult when it doesn’t have to. So start consistently taking the “road less traveled”, so that you can strengthen your heart muscle, and become a warrior at moving through life in a state of acceptance. You will even become accustomed to the BS that tries to set itself up as an obstacle on this “road” and you will become better at maneuvering those obstacles, so that the flow of romance, passion, money, and career come into your life efficiently ;)