I love the work of Jerry and Esther Hicks, who work with the Law of Attraction. Even if you don't buy into the Law of Attraction, there is a phrase that they repeat over and over again that I think is a really amazing thing to remember. You are where you are -- and it's ok.
It kind of has to be, doesn't it? Why? Because you are where you are. Since you are where you are -- in your life, in your relationship, in your career, in your journey -- it's something that makes sense to make peace with. It doesn't mean that you have to LIKE where you are or want to be there any longer than you have to be, but it does mean that in order to move forward it's a fine idea to just accept where you are now and not work so hard to change it.
I'm sure by this point in your life you've probably had a bad job and probably a bad relationship. We've almost all had one or the other (or both). When you're in those situations, seeing a better future can seem so far away. We can feel trapped or hemmed in. Sometimes we are. Yet, little good comes out of trying to change where we are IN THIS MOMENT.
Accepting where we are is the first step toward moving forward. Accepting where we are in this moment is where we start building our new life, our new circumstances. This is why one of the most important elements in the practice of meditation is presence. Meditation encourages you to be in the present moment as fully as you can be. Great meditation teachers have said that seasoned practitioners can even meditate in the midst of a hurricane. There is so much power in the present moment and in the end, it's all we really ever have. One present moves into the next present which moves into the next.
So, wherever you are right now, be there. Make peace with it. You can change any circumstance in your life you choose to, but don't do it by trying to change your now. Your now is power. Stand in your power.
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