True acceptance...
"To be at peace with oneself, one must try and “LIVE” the meaning
of “TRUE ACCEPTANCE.”
Refrain from giving unwanted advice.
Refrain from meddling in the affairs of others.
Refrain, even though the motives may be well intended, from tampering
with another's way of life.
So simple and yet so difficult for an active spirit.
In short Hands off!" - Henry Miller
I ran across this beautiful poem and it speaks not only of acceptance of others
but of the most important person in your life - YOU.
It's called... The Journey -
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice--
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do--
determined to save
the only life you could save. - Mary Oliver
Go to HOPEforHAITInow.org or text GIVE to 50555
or you can also text HAITI to 90999 if you haven't already and $10.00
will be charged to your phone bill with your donation going to the Red Cross.