Acceptance: A Common Thread

“I think I healed my back!” I exclaimed to my friend.

I was in my garage spending 3 hours testing my back. Moving in every articulation I could imagine. I practiced deep breaths in each one. Testing my strength in length (stretching that muscle), and testing different movements.

This was an intuitive and spiritual practice supporting a physical healing process.

I thought back to what made this a success… hmm…

Sure, there is a natural healing process. But why do some heal and some do not?

Or why do some heal faster than others?

I realized when I went to take these movements I had no stored energy in these muscles, they all felt free.

I wasn’t holding on. I was flowing.

When the injury first occurred, the impact on my life was astounding…

I couldn't get out of bed for 10 days. Working, living, and traditional fun activities were all a battle.

The thing that kept me going was faith.

I journaled every day about how grateful I was for the back injury.

Sometimes, I had something specific to be grateful for. For example, it allowed Emma and me to get a lot of 1-1 time, I was able to step back from work and let my team members step up, and I was resting and training my mind to be still more than ever.

Although at other times, I couldn't come up with a thing to be grateful for. Not a single thing. So, in that situation, I chose to be grateful for something that had not yet occurred. For something that may (or may not) happen.

“If you cannot tell the future, do not judge the present.”

– A quote derived from my first ultra marathon.

This practice was deeply instilled in me by many great teachers. Gratitude seems to be prevalent in religions like Buddhism and is known as the “highest frequency” by those teaching manifestation.

The loudest voice in my head was Dr. Joe Dispenza, telling me to live my ideal emotional state now! Do not wait! I was grateful to be healed before it happened.

I know deep down that this led to my rapid healing.

In the traditional uncanny fashion that life seems to like to unfold. I was listening to a book last night called The Untethered Soul, by Michael A. Singer, specifically chapters 4 through 6, when he talks about storing energy and how energy can get blocked if we do not accept every element of life unconditionally.

“Accept all of life, it is more fun that way.”

– Michael A. Singer

Do you see the connection? I interpret this to mean that we need to see the good in everything and feel the energy flowing through us. We must not cling to it or try to avoid it. Just let it pass.

This is how I felt about my back injury, although painful, debilitating, and all-consuming, how I handle the energy is up to me.

“Let it go and let it flow,” says Dan Millman in Way of the Peaceful Warrior.

Sam Harris starts his book by stating that people should learn to be happy without their desires and expectations being met.

“When life throws you lemons, make lemonade!” They say. Think about that… if life throws me lemons, not only would I make lemonade, but I wouldn't look at them and say, “Eww, those are tart and sour.” I think of lemons as a vitamin- packed, nutritious fruit that magically grows on trees in Italy and can be used in just about every single recipe you can imagine!

Look at the beauty in life.

It is a skill you can practice and become better at.

As you go through the day, accept everything.

You make plans, and they change. Awesome, you have a new opportunity.

A setback occurs, or worse, a tragedy, accept it. Feel it, without ignoring and trying to avoid it or clinging to it.

Let it flow. Life is better than that.

P.S. Imagine the level of calm invincibility you would feel if you accepted EVERYTHING in life?!

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