Trudging the Road of Happy Destiny

About Me

Life on Life's Terms from addiction to recovery

Blogs I follow:

1. Serenity and Expectations.

   There is a relationship between my expectations and my level of peace and serenity which is tied directly into acceptance.  My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations and directly proportional to my level of acceptance.  Today I am faced with opportunities to walk in the process of acceptance.  It is by accepting that I have no real control over anything but my attitude that I can palate this truth.  When I am in conflict it is because self has crept into the situation and I am fearful that things will not go my way.  I am afraid that I will loose something I have or not get something I want and the resulting behavior is some form of the insidious characteristic of control.  Control is Fear and Fear is lack of Faith.  When I say Faith I am not referring to a religious sense of faith but rather the deep inner security and belief in the fundamental goodness of the universe.  To me Faith it the feeling that everything is connected and all is well It seems in many situations that Faith is the gate keeper to serenity.  Faith to me is the inner Knowing that I have a part in this world and is not contingent upon anything except for me to just show up with honesty and no expectations.  When I am stuck in expectations the inevitable result is disappointment usually followed by some form of selfishness, self centeredness, or self pity. There is no room for this when I am walking in Faith and Acceptance.  

   Today I will make a conscious effort to move from self into acceptance.  I know this will be a moment to moment task that simply requires willingness to pause, relax, and take it easy when I find myself anywhere but in the present moment.

   peace