Day one’s mantra was: I Accept.
One word, accept, but such a challenging word. Two things stuck out to me today. One was her stressing of trusting the video. It is a process, but one has to trust the process, accept the journey we are on. And there is the concept of acceptance again.
Today was about accepting where we are now, our bodies, our mentality and realizing that while we may be focused on our future bodies or mind, it is important to accept where we are first. We should be present and patient. Accepting of who we are, our shortcomings, our past.
What matters is our decision to practice, to continue and to choose to spend the time on our bodies and mental health.
We should be more accepting, and in general I think. I know I could use a lot more of that from myself (my harshest critic).
So what will I take from this? Acceptance of course, but how?
This is not a promise I make, I love the idea of a mantra (which you say throughout the practice).
I accept where I am now. I accept that I don’t have many things sorted, a definite plan for the future, or a feeling of knowing I am on the right path.
But I also accept that I am a strong person, and will find it. I will find what I am looking for and grow as a human. I accept this process will have bumps, be hard, and test my limits.
I accept that I have limits, am impatient, driven by lists, and anxiety prone. I accept that where I am is only the starting point and by repeating this mantra every day I can move forward.
I want to accept me where I am now. Not just a vision of who I want to be in the future. Acceptance doesn’t start then, it starts now. Acceptance starts today and every day. It’s a continuous choice to accept oneself and both accept and appreciate the journey.