acceptance

"It's not your job to like me - it's mine"
Byron Katie

This quote just spoke to me today.  It’s short and to the point.  I think if we stopped spending so much time seeking approval and gave it to ourselves, we could be at peace.  Sounds easy right.  How many times are you in a situation where you're feeling like you need someone’s approval to feel better about yourself.  
This idea of outward acceptance is such a trap.  If you really loved you- and accepted you for where you and were kind to yourself then maybe the need for approval would diminish.  I once heard that how we can judge others is nothing compared to the beating that we give ourselves.  I’m not good enough, I’m not enough, I’m unlovable, I’m ugly, I’m not creative, I’m fat.....all of these things that roll off our tongues like nothing- are affirmations that we just aren’t good enough.  And that is a farce.  These judgements on ourselves are based on expectations that aren’t real.  They might have agreement but they aren’t real.  If we could all only embrace the perfection that we are, the perfection that life is.  It doesn't mean it’s easy or seem fair at times but its completely in time, on time and moving us exactly where we are supposed to be.  Life and death is a part of the process and learning to move with it and accept and refrain from judgment is the road to a peaceful existence.

Today I grateful that I am going to Agape.  I am grateful for the gift that that is in my life.