Perfectly, Imperfect
Today, we are revisiting the topic of acceptance. Acceptance asks us to acknowledge “what is” and to not push against it, deny it, or make it other than it is. This is a key to stepping into our mastery.
For when we are in acceptance, we are able to retain our conscious awareness and, therefore, our freedom of choice. We are not reacting out of instinct, pattern, or trauma; but, rather, are able to respond from a centered and grounded place.
Acceptance also allows us to reap the gifts from every situation for when we do not view something as a mistake, there is nothing wrong with it, there is nothing bad about it, it simply is and, from that place has something to show or teach us.
It also invites us to recognize that we are powerful, creator beings that are continually in the process of creating. You created every aspect of yourself. No part of you is a mistake. You continually create your experience - consciously or unconsciously - no part of that experience is a mistake.
Although we may be tempted to argue with or rationalize why this may not be the case, it remains the energetic truth, and, thus, the physical truth.
When we accept that there are no mistakes, we begin to learn from every single thing in our experiences. As we practice, we begin to be able to do this in real time - having all of our feelings about everything that is happening and being able to pivot, choose, and respond from a place of conscious awareness.
Take the time today to connect with your heart and your guidance team. Then, reflect on the word mistake and what you believe constitutes a mistake. What comes forward for you? Is it something you learned? Is it someone else’s voice speaking in your head? Do judgments arise - judgments about self or judgments about others?
Do you believe others “should” know better? Do you believe you “should” know better? Why “should” you or another know better? What rationalizations and/or justifications come forth?
Are you willing to look at one or more experiences in your life that you might consider a “mistake” or that someone in your life considers a “mistake” that you made? As you look at it now, do you believe it was a mistake? Are you willing to see what you learned from that experience? Are there any gifts that resulted from that experience?
Are you willing to let go of self-judgment?
Are you willing to see that other’s judgments have more to do with them than they do with you or the person’s relationship to you? Allow yourself to be radically honest.
What if you recategorize such experience as a lesson and not a mistake? Does it shift how you feel about it? Try it on, even if you do not fully believe it in the moment. What happens?
What if everything about you is perfect? What if everything about you is being guided by your soul? What if you are like a piece of art in process? How does it feel?
We would love to hear of your experiences in the comments section below.
