Accept, Even Embrace

Living gratefully today, I am feeling a depth of emotion that stems from love of family and of life. These are two tremendous gifts and I will strive to honor them today.

Speaking of depth of emotions, consider these words:

"By learning to accept and even embrace the inevitable sorrows of life, 

we can experience a more enduring sense of happiness."  

(Sharon Salzberg)

Embrace life's sorrows as a path to enduring happiness?  It may sound counterintuitive, but it really isn't. Fully feeling the sadness, losses, and grief that will come our way is not an easy task, but it beats denial, lack of acceptance, and an unwillingness to forgive.

Holding and experiencing the pain as we move through it is what then allows us to better release it and open back up to joy. 

Embrace doesn't mean we seek the sorrows.  Still, when they come, and they inevitably do, it can help us be open to the learning and growing that will happen. And to be open to the idea that through the darkness will come even brighter light and wider hope.

Within the light and hope, the enduring sense of happiness is found. Embrace that and live fully.