the odd chronicle


February 6th 2006
copyright don oddy

~ acceptance ~


And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation-some fact of my life-unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation exactly the way it supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in our world by mistake. Until I could accept my humanity, I could not stay equal and humble ; Unless I accept life completely on life´s terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
When we recognise we are powerless over most anything we encounter, we realise we have power to exercise our personal choice. When we accept mutuality and equality in all matters, we indeed find the key to life. We have this experience, this present, the ever present present. The gift of this moment, informed and ended in the blink of an eye. Recalled to the end of our time and beyond...

Sentiments, a variation in expression...
To err is Human, forgiveness Divine?
God given and gifted with good conscience,
forgiveness is requisite to life and we live with
consequences.

Our experiences our principles of Humanity, a work in progress, a perfect study, immutable.