Comments on: Acceptance http://amandalinehan.com/2009/06/25/acceptance/ The Art Of Self Awareness Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:52:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/2009/06/25/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Amanda Linehan Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:13:50 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=707#comment-862 Hi Matt - Traffic, oddly enough, is a great place to practice a lot of things. I guess if you can make the best out of a frustrating situation you're doing ok. Hi Matt – Traffic, oddly enough, is a great place to practice a lot of things. I guess if you can make the best out of a frustrating situation you’re doing ok.

]]> By: Matt http://amandalinehan.com/2009/06/25/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Matt Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:45:30 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=707#comment-855 For 5 years I commuted 52 miles a day, most of it on the Garden State Pkwy. I still commute to NYC but more sporadically. I had many moments of road rage and near nervous breakdowns. Somewhere along the way I started studying and practicing spiritual and physical well-being. My mentor taught me that I had no power over the circumstances of the road. That if I accepted that I was powerless I would understand that my anger at the traffic etc. was really fear, fear that I wasn't getting all I wanted or believed I needed. Now traffic is a great opportunity to practice selflessness and fearlessness. For 5 years I commuted 52 miles a day, most of it on the Garden State Pkwy. I still commute to NYC but more sporadically. I had many moments of road rage and near nervous breakdowns. Somewhere along the way I started studying and practicing spiritual and physical well-being. My mentor taught me that I had no power over the circumstances of the road. That if I accepted that I was powerless I would understand that my anger at the traffic etc. was really fear, fear that I wasn’t getting all I wanted or believed I needed. Now traffic is a great opportunity to practice selflessness and fearlessness.

]]> By: Christopher http://amandalinehan.com/2009/06/25/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Christopher Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:39:40 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=707#comment-801 Ha! I don't miss traffic and commuting to work (now it only takes me 5 minutes...), but glad you make the best of it :) Ha! I don’t miss traffic and commuting to work (now it only takes me 5 minutes…), but glad you make the best of it :)

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/2009/06/25/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Amanda Linehan Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:15:02 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=707#comment-799 Hi Dani - Yeah, acceptance is certainly something to practice. It doesn't come to most people naturally! Hi Tess - Going with the flow is another good way to describe acceptance. Especially in your husband's situation, it's hard when we really want something to be accepting! Hi Dani – Yeah, acceptance is certainly something to practice. It doesn’t come to most people naturally!

Hi Tess – Going with the flow is another good way to describe acceptance. Especially in your husband’s situation, it’s hard when we really want something to be accepting!

]]> By: Tess The Bold Life http://amandalinehan.com/2009/06/25/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Tess The Bold Life Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:41:33 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=707#comment-798 Acceptance is difficult until you learn to go with the flow. My husband had an interview for a job he really wanted. After weeks of follow up calls the person in charge still couldn't give a direct "yes you're the one." He also didn't say no we filled the position. This is an example in accepting and moving on. Not that he can't or won't get the job. But one he accepted the indecision he was relieved of stress, what ifs and maybes. He is going to call again in 3 weeks however meanwhile he is continuing his search with gusto. .-= Tess The Bold Life´s last blog ..<a href="http://theboldlife.com/2009/06/51-tips-for-living-the-good-life/" rel="nofollow">51 Tips for Living The Good Life</a> =-. Acceptance is difficult until you learn to go with the flow. My husband had an interview for a job he really wanted. After weeks of follow up calls the person in charge still couldn’t give a direct “yes you’re the one.” He also didn’t say no we filled the position.

This is an example in accepting and moving on. Not that he can’t or won’t get the job. But one he accepted the indecision he was relieved of stress, what ifs and maybes. He is going to call again in 3 weeks however meanwhile he is continuing his search with gusto.
.-= Tess The Bold Life´s last blog ..51 Tips for Living The Good Life =-.

]]> By: Positively Present http://amandalinehan.com/2009/06/25/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Positively Present Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:54:17 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=707#comment-797 Great tips on acceptance! I'm working on it, but there are definitely moments when I'm not practicing acceptance. Every day I feel like I'm getting better at it, but I definitely have a hard time when I'm in frustrating situations (like traffic!). I really like the ideas you've written about this concept. It's such an important part of life -- accepting things as they are -- and you've done a really great job of highlighting the topic in this post. .-= Positively Present´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.positivelypresent.com/2009/06/during-my-weekly-therapy-session-this-week-the-topic-of-integrity-came-up-what-is-integrity-my-therapist-asked-me-i-sta.html" rel="nofollow">are you a g.o.o.d. person?</a> =-. Great tips on acceptance! I’m working on it, but there are definitely moments when I’m not practicing acceptance. Every day I feel like I’m getting better at it, but I definitely have a hard time when I’m in frustrating situations (like traffic!). I really like the ideas you’ve written about this concept. It’s such an important part of life — accepting things as they are — and you’ve done a really great job of highlighting the topic in this post.
.-= Positively Present´s last blog ..are you a g.o.o.d. person? =-.

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