Accepting Change

Accepting Change

One of the important facts of life, is that change is a given…

It doesn’t matter what you do to prevent it from happening you and your life are in an ongoing process of change…

Are you someone who has and continues to expend a lot of time and energy resisting the changes that have already happened or are currently happening in your life?

You’re not alone, many people are consciously or unconsciously resisting change.

The most common an overlooked way in which resistance plays out is when you view and place experiences and events into categories of good or bad; right or wrong; positive or negative, and reject those experiences and/ or events that you deem to be bad, wrong, or negative…

This is referred to as being dualistic...

From the perspective of Living in Alignment, the tendency to view experiences and events from a dualistic lens is a primary factor that gets in your way of accepting the changes that have occured, are, or shall be occuring in your life…

If you’re interested in living in a state of serenity and contentment, and endeavor to pursue personal growth and transformation it will be necessary to learn how to embrace change…

Instead of viewing experiences and the events from a dualistic lens, view them from a place of neutrality, an instead of resisting them, start reprogramming your mind to accept changes for what they are-- something that is happening in the here and now of your life (this doesn’t mean you have to like the changes)...

What if it is true that all of the experiences and events (i.e., changes) that have, are or will occur in your life have the “inherent potential” of benefiting you ”?”

This concept is intended to take down your mental defenses and open your mind to greater awareness...

Wouldn’t you want to know what these benefits are ”?”

In this context, benefits are comprised of insights, gifts, and/ or lessons…

Keep in the forefront that if you want to recognize the benefits from the experiences and events that have or are happening in your life and in the world around you, your mind will be required to move into a position of neutrality… this is accomplished by:

• avoiding the tendency to view experiences and events from a dualistic lens
• having the intention of wanting to know what the benefits are in the experiences and events that are taking place; and
• directing the attention of your mind to retrieve and be receptive to these benefits

In addition, other tried and true spiritual practices that foster neutrality are to develop your capacity to be present, to accept what is, and to open up to the experiences and events in your life…

From the Living in Alignment perspective, all of the experiences and events taking place in your life are intended to increase your awareness about your humanity, your spirituality, and your existential questions...

Equally if not more importantly your increased awareness is intended to illuminate the workings of Source energy in your daily life.  Why is this so important? Because the more your mind recognizes the presence of Source energy in your life and in the world around you, the more you’ll want to know about, connect to, and partner with this energy that is greater than the resources of your mind.   

A positive feedback loop gets created whereby with increased awareness comes greater understanding, and with greater understanding comes more awareness and more understanding, and so on and so forth facilitating continuous personal growth and transformation in your life…

To learn more about the Living in Alignment approach to personal growth and spiritual transformation please visit my website at www.darcyclarke.us