Making Peace with Your Self

Every morning many of us engage in a fiery battle; the battle of facing negative people, negative thoughts and unexpected situations. We cannot control what others say, think or do but we can control our own reactions to people and events. Acceptance is the key to dealing with these monsters. Realize that everyone is fighting their own battle. It is not you. You are not the problem but them. Don’t go through your day thinking that there is something terribly wrong with you. Step outside the circle and take a look as an outsider. You are not the main character but a casual observer. Accept the situation viewing it from a positive stand. What is this person or situation teaching you? What positive view can you bring to it? Realize the gift and let it go. Continue with your day and don’t look back.

But, what if you are the creator of those uncomfortable situations? Yes, it could be possible that you are the designer of your own discomfort. What is that part of you that you can’t accept? Have you described yourself as lazy, impulsive, depressed, disorganized, unsettled, sad, stubborn, and unbalanced, just to mention some? We could be our worst critic! Maybe the world out there is a friendly place where we could strive and shine. Maybe we are the ones bringing all the shadows. Again, acceptance is the key. We can’t fully love ourselves until we fully accept who we are, the way we are. The more we reject that part of us we don’t like, the more it would show. Once you accept it and embrace it, it amazingly starts changing into its opposite. Every healing process begins with self-acceptance and self-love.

Make time today to think about those things you don’t like about yourself. How are these things getting in your way? How are they affecting your relationship with yourself and, as a consequence, with others? Most important, how could you turn these attitudes or behaviors into golden threads to weave a better and happier life?

Remember; don’t let your shadows take control! Instead, embrace them and transform them into bright light!