Accepting what is......

The biggest road block to peace is accepting what is. Here is an example. You go to a coke machine, you put in your $.75 and press the button. Nothing happens, you press again and nothing, no cold tasty beverage waiting for you...nothing. You get angry and you stay angry. Now the initial reaction is understood. You were anticipating a cold, tasty, refreshing beverage, instead you got nothing. Some of us will let it go and go on with our lives. Some of us will not. We will hold on to the event and be angry for several hours or even days. When this happens you are not accepting what is. You lost $.75...that's it.....do something to get your money back (legally of course) or let it go and move on. Accept the situation, change it if you can (again legally) and continue enjoying your moments. If you have a failed relationship, deal with the emotion, accept that the person is no longer in your life and move on. If you lose a loved one. Accept the fact they are gone, celebrate your life and move on. Some would say that is heartless. No it is reality. If you cannot change a situation, you have to accept it. If you do not accept it you will be a slave to the situation and the (negative) emotion it brings. Accepting what you cannot change will bring peace into your life. If you are constantly angry or sad or frustrated over something you cannot change you will miss precious moments of peace and happiness. Change the things you can and accept the things you cannot.