Heyya!!
Remember I told you that I attended "Art of Living" workshop few months back? Was going through a pile of documents on the shelf the other day and found my booklet of AOL class. I don't know how I find things just when I badly need them. These coincidences or lets say omens make my belief of the "One unexplained source of life" stronger!!
So yeah..I found this booklet and started reading it. And I couldn't believe that I myself wrote it. The tiny booklet had answers to all my questions. Past month was very hectic. Not just at the work but also with our new married life. Mr.Husband has got new job and will be joining it next month. The idea of him not being there with me for 24 hours made me first sad n then cranky n finally angry with him. I couldn't tolerate the work pressure and increasing misunderstandings. And just when I thought enough is enough..I found key to the chest of happiness!! My AOL booklet!
The very first thing the Guru taught us in AOL is "Universal Acceptance". Like every other human being, my mood changes with respect to time, place, situation and company. Many times I get annoyed or even sad with people or circumstances which I know I can not change. So what should we do when we get into such situation? The question might be hard for us, however Guruji has very simple answer to all such problems - Accept everything around you!!
So what happens when you accept everything which could bother you? You don't be sad anymore. Your mind becomes calm and you get power to think about making the situation better. Accept people around you and you wont be jealous or unnecessarily competitive or feel less of yourself. Accept situations around you so that you wont feel helpless and clueless or lack of options. Accept whatever comes your way and find yourself peaceful all the time.
What if you are size 8? Accept it. Wear the cloths that suit you and be happy at THIS moment. Dont fool yourself by dreaming about being size 4 again and wearing that stunning LBD. Don't forget that you are missing the present in pursuit of false future. Accept who you are and be happy.
What if your loved ones don't act the way you want? Accept it. Only this way you will be closer to their hearts and see the pure love behind their actions. Don't let yourself get blind by the superficial behavior of people. Accept everyone and try to find out the reason behind their nature. You may get surprised to find how unique everyone is and how you can learn from their unique characteristics.
I have accepted everything around me now. Right from my weight to my nature and from my husband's nature to my family. Now I know that I look pretty being curvey and it's good to be little lazy. I also know that Mr.Husband is switching job just to give me better living and yes I know that theres nothing as special in the world as family!!
So accept everything that comes your way and let yourself be happy all the time!!
Jai Gurudev!!!
