Acceptance and the Three B's

 What will you do about what happened? You have two choices...accept or resist.

Michael A. Singer

Please Accept! 

There is a difference between surrendering and acceptance, as Michael A. Singer explains in the below linked podcast.

Accepting does not mean that we do not "do", that we do not participate or take action in life. It simply means when we truly accept we do not react to life circumstance with ego. We do not resist. Our doing becomes inspired doing rather than reactive doing. 

Just do your best...if you do your best at what ever you are doing all the time what comes back is your teacher

Reality is reality. Can you handle it?"  If you can't accept reality it will  cause a lot of trouble

Respond do not react...dharmically interact...not because of ego but to serve the situation

Surrender the part of you that cannot accept reality. 

As I was listening to Singer speak yesterday, I was reminded of one of the lessons I taught my practical nursing students about dealing with crisis. So often in nursing we come across unexpected emergencies that require clarity and immediate action. Too often we may rush in to act with unclear heads...heads and bodies full of panic and fear. That doe slittle good and can even make teh situation worse.  I explaine dto these students that the few seconds it may take to practice the three B's could make teh difference between life and death.

3 B's

1. Take a step back. Distance yourself from the problem you encounter...widen your lens so you get a wider perspective...putting distance between you and the so called problem . This will put distance between you and the situation so you can see it clearly and disentangle from unhealthy attachment.
2. Breathe...That breath soothes the nervous system and neutralizes this innate desire we have as humans to "react". Clarity arises. Reaction diminishes.  Acceptance ensues. Accept what is happening from clarity. Look at teh situation objectively and release the "panicking me" that is in the way.
3. Begin again...now you can proceed again from the higher self. Yes, you will deal and do what is needing to be done but you do so directed by the higher self not by ego...your action is not a reaction but a response. 

Hmm! 

All is well. 

Michael A. Singer/ Temple of the Universe/ Sounds True (January 16, 2025) Life as a Teacher. Lessons in Acceptance and Clarity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghpCIxiJYaQ&list=PLyOuAoSmZkKoESr2acNWwhznusbBkKXsT&index=2