Acceptance

When I asked the doctor's assistant advice concerning the flu (third time this winter) she told me "recovery starts with acceptance. Accept that you are ill, give in to it, let your self be spoilt and eat lots of fruit."
These words surprised me, because it is usually me telling others those same words.
Being the person that I am philosophy stood around the corner and I decided to write about my thoughts. Again .. too long ago.

Recovery starts with acceptance.
This goes for so many things, not just a flu.
"I am hurt". Can we start accepting that feeling? Can we explore the hurt and find out what really happened there?

Acceptance's most important ingredient is love of Self.
Sure enough there is someone out there questioning that. Can we accept that? Is it necessary for us to comply to someone else's wants and ideas?
It may be so, that the other person just does not understand a specific part of you, because it is so alien to them. Just think of yourself being a product of your own soul being educated by your place of birth, place of upbringing, the culture you grew up in and so on.

In my opinion we are all so much alike, being part of this big world of ours. We have our doubts and fears on so many subjects, we have a big mouth or are shy, we face the world open hearted or are afraid to hold our head up high and feel the breeze of life that is ours to embrace.

At the beginning of this year my only good intention was "do not judge".
I have to remind myself of that on a regular basis, because in the end I do not wish to be judged. I want to accept you the way you are and of course accept myself the way I am.