Fighting reality: a battle we cannot win

We waste so much energy fighting with reality believing that putting more effort into battling something can actually lead to lasting change. 

But resisting the present delays true healing and transformation from actually happening in and around us.

Ultimately, our inability to deal with reality makes a challenging situation seem harder than what it actually is. 

Thoughts such as 'this can't be happening to me' or 'I shouldn't be feeling this way right now' add unnecessary suffering to our current experience.

Wishing for things to be different than what they actually are always disempowers us. It is a recipe for frustration that ends up getting us stuck into victimhood.

Accepting things as they are, on the other hand, can be immensely liberating. Acceptance does not mean resigning to change or giving up hope.

Embracing acceptance enables us to move into our experience with greater authenticity and alignment to truth, allowing us to see reality for what it really is. This alone brings tremendous clarity and ultimately makes all change possible. 

The key to greater freedom lies in understanding that, although we cannot ultimately control reality, we can certainly learn how to manage the way we emotionally respond to triggers. 

Whatever happens, we always have the freedom to shift our perception and notice what kind of lessons we can reap from our experience no matter how challenging or uncertain our circumstances may be.

Fighting reality is a battle we cannot win. Resisting the present tends to bring more of what we don't want into our lives. For example, resisting anger brings more anger. Resisting confusion or sadness only brings more confusion and sadness into our lives.

Instead, diving into the fullness and depth of our felt experience connects us to the flow of abundance and wisdom existing in the present moment. When we are aligned tp what is real and true, grace begins to move us.