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What does I accept life as it comes mean?
It’s an idiomatic expression meaning having no clear plans for the future or feeling uncertain about it.
How do you see life as it is?
Ask yourself what you think about your life. However, the first step is to understand your view. It may seem confronting but it is in facing your fears and unresolved issues that you can start to better understand your worldview and get to the heart of why you might have a tendency to see everything as a challenge.
How do you accept things as it is?
How to Accept Things As They Are
- Notice when you are trying to change or deny things that can’t be changed.
- Remind yourself that “it is what it is” and there is nothing you can do to change it right now.
- Allow yourself to feel sad and disappointed; these feelings are healthy!
- Seek out social support.
How do you view your life now?
6 Ways to Live in the Moment
- Focus on the now. In order to live in the moment, you need to focus on the now.
- Pay attention to the small things. Notice the world around you: the small things.
- Smile.
- Perform random acts of kindness.
- Give thanks.
- Don’t worry.
Can we control the circumstances of our life?
It is a given whilst we cannot control the circumstances of life, we can control how we respond to what happens to us. This is a measure of our commitment to accept life as it is and let go of what we cannot control.
Why must we let go of the life we have planned?
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell Man is responsible for his problems because he creates them through his thoughts. Nothing outside you has meaning save for the meaning you give it. Your brain assigns meaning to life’s events to make sense of what takes place.
Can you change anything until you accept it?
“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” — Carl Jung It’s a given, we want to control the irrepressible parts of our life, believing we will attain happiness then. I liken the thought to catching fireflies at night, certain you have caught them all.
How can I find happiness in my life?
Your happiness lies in reframing events to accept what is and let go of what you cannot control. Psychotherapist David Richo writes in The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them: “We can learn to accept life on its own terms.