Accepting yourself
There is no such thing as a good person or a bad person. There are choices and actions that lead us in different directions, and it is through those choices and actions that we create our realities. Sometimes we choose or do something that takes us in the opposite direction of the reality we want to create for ourselves. When we do this, we feel bad—uneasy, unhappy, unsure. We might go so far as to label ourselves “bad” when a situation like this arises. Instead of labeling ourselves, though, we could simply acknowledge that we made a choice that lead us down a particular path, and then let it go, forgiving ourselves and preparing for our next opportunity to choose, and act, in ways that support our best intentions.
Something to think about…
Source: Daily OM
~ by Jill Terry on March 25, 2008.
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I like this. Is this Buddhism-light of some kind? Send me the link to Daily Om if you think of it. Labels are not a good thing for any one.
dailytri said this on March 25, 2008 at 10:51 am
Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. I was just roving around BlogCatalog this evening looking for something to read and found this. Having a pretty tough time right now, and this reminds me of something I had lost sight of - that you create your reality and at every turn can change it for better or worse. No use blaming others. Our lives are the sum of our choices. I’ll make better ones tomorrow. Thank-you again. L
Louise said this on March 26, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I’m glad you found this, Louise - and may tomorrow be a better day!
Jill Terry said this on March 26, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Once you absorb this then apply it to others as well. The ultimate in ‘non-judgmental’ applies to one’s self and others.
jdp said this on March 27, 2008 at 8:41 am
I have learned, in my advanced age, that love is an action word. Words alone don’t count for much, unless they are meant to build up your lover in some way. So the best choices I make today are the actions I take for someone else’s betterment. Why did it take so long for me to figure that out? We choose to take a certain action, and we are responsible for the result. It’s not as simple as it sounds.
FerdC said this on March 31, 2008 at 10:34 pm