Acceptance is when you can take your mindset and get past the things in which are difficult it's not a denial, it's a manner of thought. Eight years ago I learned that very fast, and I came to understand that there are no perfections within life - but there are the things in which we do wish to have.
When I first came back into Canada back some eight years ago, I had walked into something that was hard to deal with and while I was walking to my car after having been told that my father had two weeks to live and a wife back in New York that was going to fly out but at the time didn’t. I came to find several things had happened. For now I really don’t wish to get into it but many have asked me to write a book. However as time went on there never seemed to be the time to have to write one. Not kidding....
Getting back to this acceptance concept, I thought at the time while walking to my car I thought how am I going to deal with so many things on my shoulders all at the same time. I remember so well in going to my car and just and I hoped on it - as it was in the parking lot and I pondered and pondered. I thought of God, Faith, entire realms of things were coming to my mind.
As it felt so new being back and with the idea of returning back to New York was not in the cards as I then knew that there was no way I could leave until things had come to a closure. So within this time as I knew when my father had woke out of a comma he gave me a list of people to contact. Of my office which was (not fiction) within Rockefeller center. A few things happened that intertwine in New York or more so with my former wife but that is for another day.
We had a different manner back then - the two of us - I made a promise back then and it was during a time in which the prognosis for my father was two weeks to live. So leading back into my story. I harvested acceptance - it's the only thing that I could render as I had no control over things. It’s a concept I could understand and allowed me to take on things that were a span of six months, I knew at a certain point that New York was not in the cards and that was hard to take as I missed it so but at the same time it was very different getting used to this place. I can describe when you have worked hard and set down a foundation for you and your own wife and then it vanishes. There is more to that but I might right at sometime. I have not ever had a child but I did take one boy of 4 years of age that was my aunt in laws. She wished that we take him for a while as she thought that he needed a man to give him some foundation. David was his name. For six months I did that and well that is another story as well.
The major thing at this moment is effectively one hour ago my mother is in the clear, and she will be out of the hospital in short order however here immune system was jeopardized however she is in good hands this is a good thing. Apparently the Ctscan show nothing except she has a bad situation caused by a host of things. So this all said here is a question I have if I may.
Was that the work of god? Or was that the work of the medical practice all encompassed within a manner that brought about something that is worthy of faith?
Sometimes I think that acceptance is the ONLY thing that gets us through trying times. It's like an automatic instinctual survival tool that without, we'd drown. ((hugs))
ReplyDeleteWrenny yes we do accept thought as the outcome is good and there is no cancer, I really look at things from a perspective and thank you it's been trying but in some manner I find that instinct or what every it is as that really is where I accept things. It's hard to describe.
ReplyDeleteBut the important thing is that this is a good out come.
One of my core centering understandings: "Acceptance does not mean approval"
ReplyDeleteI understand where your coming from...
ReplyDelete"Was that the work of god? Or was that the work of the medical practice all encompassed within a manner that brought about something that is worthy of faith?"
ReplyDeleteIt is my belief that everything in life is written and pre-ordained. Everthing happens for a reason, even though we may not understand that reason at the time. It is only by experiencing these trying times, that we get to appreciate the good times - just as we appreciate the sunshine after the rain, a meal after starvation, warmth after the cold .....
The problem with humans is, that WE are emotional beings ... WE want to be in control, WE want to decide the course of our lives and what happens within this life ... that is just not the way it is !
We are guests / visitors on a planet, which in its own right is a living,breathing, eating organism ... just like all life on its surface ....
But the one thing I do believe is, that we have consciously chosen the life we are leading now already prior to our birth -- and we are living and have lived various lives before this one, and each life was a unique and different experience .... I believe in soul groups ..... different souls coming together in different lifetimes, and each time fulfilling a pre-ordained function. (Regression Hypnosis can help us to find out more about some of those lives)
What happens today, has happened before, and will repeat again and again in the future .... Species become extinct, new species are being discovered. Mass extinctions, rebirth........
Have FAITH that mother nature knows what she is doing, and that whatever is happening right now is meant to happen - fighting it will not change it ! Acceptance and forgiveness = healing, continuing, hope for the future !
Yeah Annette, it was a ponder and I wish I had audio right now as this is what I thought I would place to question and I understand where your coming from in the manner of what I was asking as a question. We do want to be in control and that is where (heck it's late here) this is where I thought I would throw it out there and this is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteEverything happens for a reason - that I am not sure of, or do we reason it out. But in what you just wrote is much appreciated as my core is the values that encompass faith. "What has happened today, has happened before". "What is happening right now is meant to happen".
Well the one thing that I know is that it's a great day after the past 48 hours and I am sure I will come back to this as this is significant.
Peace there and thanks.
Jack,
ReplyDeleteI just got the word on your mom's condition. I am glad to hear that she is clear of any cancer concerns. And as for the issues you are confronting, I am convinced that God (that's a capital "G") allows for trials in our lives to draw us into son ship with him. The Bible is clear that in order to be drawn closer to the heart of God, we all will experience trials/pain...and it is often due to the pain of life that we reach beyond ourselves to God Himself for a renewed strength and a new level of closeness to a Heavenly Father, whose desire is to craft us more into the likeness of Christ. I recently went through some of most grueling and challenging financial issues of my 40+ years on the planet, and in the midst of my fear and unrest, God showed up. Admittedly, it was not the next day nor the next week, but in a matter of months, I began to see the value of the trials presented before me, and what God was trying to do in and through me to draw me closer to Him. Obviously NONE of us welcome these issues of pain, but one thing seems to be fairly consistent...as C.S. Lewis wrote, "Pain is God's megaphone..." For whatever reason, the vast majority of us tend to see success as a feat of our own making (or that which we are "entitled to" in other cases), and success often serves to dull our spiritual senses. Conversely, pain shows us our helplessness and our need for a source greater than our own strength...and our Father is awaiting our return to Him, His arms, His mercy, His will and His restoration. Last year, I was full of worry, anxiety, questions, tears and depression over the sudden loss of a six-figure job in light of a mountain of debt that could only be repaid by sustaining this job...or so I thought. My voluntary desire to move away from this job and into the will of God was a huge risk...and frankly, did not at all play out as I suspected it would! I thought that my faith to move on without a new job to go to would incur the joy of the Lord to fling open all kinds of new doors back to Orlando, where I wanted to reside once again; instead, the economy took a severe downturn, jobs were tougher than ever to come by, salaries were shrinking, and Orlando was a whole world away all of the sudden. But God wasn't interested in changing my circumstances---He was interested in changing my PERSPECTIVE to draw me to Him, rest in Him, and understand the value of the Scripture that few churches want to address, for fear they may not get as big a crowd the following Sunday: the Bible is clear that to follow Christ also means that we share in His sufferings as well as His blessings. We don't like that part of the Bible, since it doesn't safeguard us the way many of us want to see faith---with a guarantee attached. If Christ risked it all for you and me, we too will have some hardship--but in those hardships, He is revealed, we are made sons & daughters, and we see a new perspective on how things will begin to "play out" in our story. Portions of the predestination ideal are Biblical, but there are caveats. Control is clearly not ours...control is a mirage we manifest when things are going our way or we can directly influence an outcome...for a time. But Proverbs says it best: Proverbs 26:12 "Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him." We are all that "fool" at some point when we reach for control, instead of moving toward acceptance. I applaud you, Jack, for constantly striving to move toward acceptance of the trials that befall you. Reach for Him...He hasn't moved! God bless you and your family, my brother!
Good Morning Jack, As I sit and read your heartfelt words I am renminded of my own faith and how I question God's love and mercy at times. I do believe he has control over all of us, including the doctors that have been there for your mom. When I was weakening in my faith and questioning the power God has, I was told by a dear friend, If you are not close to God anymore, God is not the one who moved, he is always there. We either reach out to Him in times of trouble and sorrow or we start to ask why and question His reasons for allowing so much suffering.I do believe God works through us, including your mom's doctors.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad your mom is doing better. It is wonderful that you are there for her. I do know it is a struggle and heartbreaking to se you a parent ill, Our parents take care of us, then it is our turn to take care of them.
And yes you should write that book someday. Your experiences may help others someday to cope as they read it. God gives us the talent to write and we should use it to help others if we can.
You have a wonderful weekend. Think positive and know God is with you .You should find it easier now that you have accepted things are the way they are.
Hiugs and Smiles to you.
Peace and Grace, Sandy
Only God could manipulate the outcome. I believe He works through people, but He has the final say so. Good news, Jack. Hugs
ReplyDeleteThanks Rick email me! Where the heck have you been? I would like to talk to ya before your birthday bro! I am going to read this after as Rick it's the first day of a full sleep and I just woke and am having a coffee. Well said, and thanks surprised to see ya....
ReplyDeleteThank you and a great morning to you.
ReplyDeleteYeah very good news Lyn! The weather is not perfect but this guy is going for a run today!
ReplyDeleteAcceptance is the key to all understanding. "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change and the courage to change the things I can".
ReplyDeleteUnderstanding is a mansion where every room has a point of view. Too many of us try to break a door down & enter abruptly, rather than take time to simply get the correct key cut first, enter in slowly, and thereby enjoy a warmer welcome.
ReplyDeleteSo true...Ricky
ReplyDeleteThank you Darlene.
ReplyDeleteIf God brought you to this this point in your life...God will and can see you through it too.hang on to your faith Jack and things are gonna work out somehow.Enjoy your weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteShall do and a very happy Memorial Weekend to you.
ReplyDeleteWe can only "see through a glass darkly" as St. Paul says, but I believe God Created came into this world as Jesus to give us hope but not certainties, whic his frustrating because I want control of my life asmuch as anyone.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing more I can add here that so many have already done so well at, except to say I'm glad your mom is past the crisis. Thank you for such a compelling insight into life's eternal mysteries.
Doug, all is good and I am very please. And how you have put it is in a very nice conclusive manner.
ReplyDeleteThis could be a quote or the beginning of something, Rick this is really a worthy way of looking at things.
ReplyDeleteThis is something to look back over. Very much so....
ReplyDeletejack, first i'm so glad your mom is not cancerous. just lost my mother-in-law to congestive heart failure. i am out of town where we had come for celebrations of my daughter's baby shower and my grandson's kinderkarden graduation and found ourselves overstaying our plans as his mother went into the hospital and did not come out. will have her funeral here in AR tuesday and my husband and i will drive her body to La where she is originally from to bury her at the family graveyard. life has it's way and still we trust in God. it was he who said, "it is appointed unto every man once to die". i don't recollect him speaking of but one death so i only expect to see her again in the ever-after. so i beleive there is a time for every purpose under heaven. thus we celebrate and we grieve. when we pray that all will be well, we trust him to make it so. when it does not happen like we will it, then we trust him with his choice and reasons. after all he is God and who is to know any better. so 'trusting God' is a faith based thing and in my opinion a blessing in any situation. God bless your mom and you all.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to you and I hope that everything is alright there. This comes as a surprise.
ReplyDeleteThe rays of our souls rise above on days in which we need some place from which to mend after situations. Things are well here and I hope you and yours are alright. I certainly mean that right from the soul.
God Bless you Lydia and I hope everything is alright there for you and yours as it is here but in these times is when we do find the value of having the spirit to lean on, may it be with you as I am hoping that everything is alright there for you - yeah. Acceptance is within faith, and with faith we are guided and find that tranquility in these time of need. A prayer goes out for you as I do wish everything there is alright.
God Bless You Lydia and I hope that you as well as your family are alright.
Extended heart felt thoughts go your way.
thanks for the condolences jack. glad you and yours are well.
ReplyDeleteShe is doing well and slowly healing....yes. And your most welcome Lydia.
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