Heartfulness: The Art of Embracing Life
Release the struggle of accepting life and instead embrace life as it is … here’s how:
“[God*] grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” - R. N.
Are you familiar with this poem?
As I consider how to share the difference between the words accept and embrace, it continues to come to me. Although the definitions for accept and embrace are not significantly different in the English language, from a consciousness-based perspective there is a significant difference.
Let’s explore it!
The poem above highlights that accepting is born from the mind, from fear. The part of us that believes there is separation, and because of this separation we now must modify ourself and our environment to try to get our needs met. As you read the poem, can you feel how it includes:
Judgement
Conditions
Have to
Compromise
Settling
Putting up with
Active emotions
No other choices
Attached to an outcome
Managing outcomes
Life happening to me
Consider how much effort, energy and manipulation is happening to force the mind, which is built upon fear, to “accept” - when that truly doesn’t feel safe for the mind. In fact, this behaviour of “accepting” spirals the mind into states of denial, anger and bargaining.
Here is an alternative: embracing!
Imagine that embracing is always happening in the heart. Universal Consciousness (within you) is in a constant state of embracing whatever is naturally unfolding in life.
Embrace includes:
Unconditional love
No judgement
Openness
No fear
No agenda
Innate priorities
Gratitude
No attachment
Individuation
Surrender Life unfolding for me
All possibilities being equal and available
If I was to re-write the opening poem from a consciousness-based perspective of embracing, it would be:
“[God*], thank you, that I am already whole and unconditionally lovable as I am - always.”
Can you hear and feel the wisdom in this?
It wouldn’t even be said out loud, the heart simply expresses gratitude in each moment - no matter what is unfolding.
Beyond the mind, true embrace exists because there is wholeness: there is no fear, no agenda, and no attachment to what is unfolding.
From a consciousness-based perspective, this looks like showing up for whatever is present in the moment and using the energy medicine, awareness practices, like BodyTalk, to collaborate with the mind and fear, so that life and ourSelf can truly be embraced!
* The word ‘God’ can be interchanged with: Universe, Universal Consciousness, Source, Bliss, The Dao, Unmanifest, Undifferentiated Energy, All That Is, etc.
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After studying for more than ten years with globally-recognized mentors and teachers, in the fields of: Yoga, Reiki, BodyTalk, Energy Healing, Chinese Medicine, Consciousness-based Living, Life & Business Coaching; combined with a decade of serving community and private practice clients, Erica brings to you the best practices to guide you inward and upward in your life.
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