Daily Question, December 3 What difficult truths might you accept right now? What possibilities arise as a result of acceptance? 40 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. TofuLove2 months agoTofuLovePeople hurt each other. A lot of the time in a way unintentionally as they just often want to feel better and at any cost. If you lack the awareness of what your actions mean for others or the empathy yet then you do a lot of dodgy things that hurt others. Life is imperfect and people are gonna hurt each other due to that imperfectness. I think some possibilities that would open up are being more open to people and forgiving. 0 Reply Malag2 months agoMalagI find difficult truths spring from situations that arise and can’t be commanded on queue to respond to a question like this. When difficult truths do emerge for me the possibilities are immense but the pain can be deep. 1 Reply Holly in Ohio2 months agoHolly in OhioThe difficult truth is my traumatized mind sometimes hangs on to injuries, and I don't understand what happens at the moment I am finally able to let go. Flashbacks and racing thoughts suck. I guess this truth I have to face is that it may not be in my control or ability to improve, but instead something I have to endure and accept about my life. Still - I will try not to have injuries repeat themselves in my brain long past their due date. I have to try. I just wish I understood how I am ...The difficult truth is my traumatized mind sometimes hangs on to injuries, and I don’t understand what happens at the moment I am finally able to let go. Flashbacks and racing thoughts suck. I guess this truth I have to face is that it may not be in my control or ability to improve, but instead something I have to endure and accept about my life. Still – I will try not to have injuries repeat themselves in my brain long past their due date. I have to try. I just wish I understood how I am sometimes able to eventually let go. It seems like… magic happens… some slight of hand I can’t detect and then the pressing thoughts are away. Read More4 Reply dimple dangi2 months agodimple dangiThe difficult truth is sometimes the people that matter the most to you drift apart. We can accept the fact that everyone has their own lives and we all have to move forward but sometimes that path forward is not together. We can let them go and keep them in our hearts forever even though we can’t have them in our lives. 4 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell2 months agoPollyanna GladwellThe difficult truth is that I don’t like sharing my difficult truths. But I know there is healing in doing so as I frequently listen to them from others, and reading today’s posts has helped me realise this. I can listen without judgement but am afraid of others judging me. By accepting this I have gained more self-knowledge and can attempt to dispel this baseless fear. And today’s other difficult truth is that my relationship of 5 years is coming to an end. I’ve been vacillatin...The difficult truth is that I don’t like sharing my difficult truths. But I know there is healing in doing so as I frequently listen to them from others, and reading today’s posts has helped me realise this. I can listen without judgement but am afraid of others judging me. By accepting this I have gained more self-knowledge and can attempt to dispel this baseless fear. And today’s other difficult truth is that my relationship of 5 years is coming to an end. I’ve been vacillating – but with a clear and firm decision, I WILL SURVIVE! Read More7 Reply Lauryn2 months agoLaurynThat I struggle to express emotion and that it’s a challenge for me to feel empathy towards others – likely a product of my childhood. I hate that I’m like this and it makes acceptance and self love difficult. There’s the possibility for self improvement that comes from having awareness 7 Reply DeVonna2 months agoDeVonnaLife is fleeting and my own is waning. I am in my “senior years” and sometimes, frankly, it scares me. It’s taken me so long to accept the imbalances of life…the “whys” if you will. Why are some given so much in life and others so little? There are no answers to these questions. Life is not “unfair”, it is simply, Life. I receive peace when I accept that life is a gift, none of us deserves but each are allowed to experience, for whatever time we have. 9 Reply Journey2 months agoJourneyThe difficult truth I am trying to accept right now, is that I cannot control anyone. I cannot wrap my loves ones in a protective blanket and keep them safe through this pandemic and through life in general. My parents (aged 75 and 81), my son aged 19 who is at University and lives away from us, my sister aged 45, her husband, I love them to the moon and back but cannot keep them safe. I am trying to accept that and to accept that worrying about them constantly is not the answer. My husband and ...The difficult truth I am trying to accept right now, is that I cannot control anyone. I cannot wrap my loves ones in a protective blanket and keep them safe through this pandemic and through life in general. My parents (aged 75 and 81), my son aged 19 who is at University and lives away from us, my sister aged 45, her husband, I love them to the moon and back but cannot keep them safe. I am trying to accept that and to accept that worrying about them constantly is not the answer. My husband and I can only take care of ourselves and send positive vibes and energy to them. And of course we can and do tell them to take care of their health and well being, to not go out during this pandemic and help them in whatever way they need. But that is all we can do, we cannot control their actions and keep them safe. Its a difficult truth to accept. Read More5 Reply Papilio2 months agoPapilioAlthough I’m still healthy and physically fit, it is becoming clearer year by year that I can’t reverse ageing. Accepting myself accomplishing less than previous years has been hard and depressing for me. Once I accept this fact will stay with me until I leave the Earth, I realize that I need to shed so many things, desires, and plans to focus on what matters most in life while I’m living a creative life. 6 Reply Zenith2 months agoZenithI don’t know and I don’t know. I don’t know if I should express the fact that I don’t believe the word of the day. I don’t conceive of the universe expressing itself through me. I see the universe as a creation we are responsible for taking care of and we choose to respond or not. Perhaps by working together it could be said that it is expressing itself through collective action. But individually, no. 6 Reply Javier Visionquest2 months agoJavier VisionquestIndividually, yes (it’s called choice and your choices affect everything). Collectively, Zenith – ABSOLUTELY! 1 Reply Mica2 months agoMicaI agree, Zenith – I thought today’s words were a bit over the top. Take good care of yourself – 1 Reply jason2 months agojasonAnxiety is just a state of mind it isn’t you. It is separate part of you that is trying to hold you back. Accepting this can help lose the anchor that is pulling you down and help realise the world is here for your benefit. By realising we are not are thoughts we can truly live. 4 Reply Javier Visionquest2 months agoJavier VisionquestI’m beginning to reap the damage of chronically high blood glucose, teeth and gums really taking the hit currently. It means that taking care of myself is going to be the full time, “no bs, no phoning it in” focus of my remaining time here – Family, Health, & Home. I feel like I’m too young to get old! 7 Reply Trish2 months agoTrishIt is becoming increasingly clear to me that within the next year I will likely leave a job that I’ve done for over twenty years. There are many variables that are leading me to this decision. I’m allowing myself time and patience. I don’t need or want to make an impulsive decision. The possibilities that arise are connected to future employment, hopefully part-time, as I continue my seminary work. This is a stressful time for me, yet also full of hope. 6 Reply Carol2 months agoCarolHi Trish, When making major decisions, if I find myself dwelling in the past or concerned about the future, I go there alone because “God Is” and the grace and the strength I need only flow in the here and now. I have a wish for you: Make today the best day you can make it and expect what you need. When we can focus on the now, we are building a viable future. My gut tells me that what ever you decide, you will find ways to thrive and grow. 3 Reply Trish2 months agoTrishThank You for sharing your wisdom & love, Carol. It means a lot🙂 3 Reply devy2 months agodevyWith the current pandemic, I know that Christmas will not be the same. We usually travel to our parents home for Christmas and New Years to celebrate together. We normally take a train to my father in laws place, but we don’t feel comfortable right now doing that. To drive there is a 7 hour venture and to do so again would mean not feeling comfortable stopping for a meal or lavatory business. We haven’t seen either set of parents for a year. At least I have my wife’s company during the tim...With the current pandemic, I know that Christmas will not be the same. We usually travel to our parents home for Christmas and New Years to celebrate together. We normally take a train to my father in laws place, but we don’t feel comfortable right now doing that. To drive there is a 7 hour venture and to do so again would mean not feeling comfortable stopping for a meal or lavatory business. We haven’t seen either set of parents for a year. At least I have my wife’s company during the time and thankfully because of modern technology we can skype with our parents. Accepting to think that “ this too will pass” brings hope for the future. With a vaccine, things will eventually return to normalcy and we can look at what is happening now as a life experience and lesson on resilience and gratefulness. Read More6 Reply sunnypatti2 months agosunnypattiGrowth and peace are always possiblities of acceptance. I am always seeking both! Currently, I have the difficult truth of facing the fears of my fiance being out of work longer than expected and trusting, fully trusting, that we are going to be okay. He was in a car accident and the process of healing and getting through all of this is quite stressful, to say the least. But I'm glad it wasn't worse. I'm glad he is here with me. The job & financial stuff will work out. It's just a matter, re...Growth and peace are always possiblities of acceptance. I am always seeking both! Currently, I have the difficult truth of facing the fears of my fiance being out of work longer than expected and trusting, fully trusting, that we are going to be okay. He was in a car accident and the process of healing and getting through all of this is quite stressful, to say the least. But I’m glad it wasn’t worse. I’m glad he is here with me. The job & financial stuff will work out. It’s just a matter, really, of keeping the ego quiet so that I *can* trust the process. Read More6 Reply Trish2 months agoTrishKeeping the ego quiet is a full time job ! You said it so well💚 6 Reply Mike S2 months agoMike SI’ve been seeing some truths about my own attitudes and behavior which I was unaware of and which are difficult to let in. 6 Reply Carla2 months agoCarlaI find that two of the hand maids of acceptance are Calmness & Serenity. I return to a spiritual balance when I cease to thrash around with grumbling or self mental victimization when I’m stuck in denial or fighting the inevitable of a situation. One difficult truth I’m working on is the loss of a very close co-worker due to budget cuts @ work & that my position may be morphing into a new, very challenging transfer. 5 Reply Kevin2 months agoKevinPersonally, even though I was pleased with the outcome of the recent US elections and will welcome new presidential leadership with joy come January 20, 2021, my country is still very much divided politically and socially. Considerable unrest in new and unpredictable ways will likely continue. My role now is to cultivate a mindset, stripped of politics, that strives to better understand, person-to-person, why some of my fellow citizens hold the opinions and beliefs that they do. Time will tell w...Personally, even though I was pleased with the outcome of the recent US elections and will welcome new presidential leadership with joy come January 20, 2021, my country is still very much divided politically and socially. Considerable unrest in new and unpredictable ways will likely continue. My role now is to cultivate a mindset, stripped of politics, that strives to better understand, person-to-person, why some of my fellow citizens hold the opinions and beliefs that they do. Time will tell what arises. Read More8 Reply Michele2 months agoMicheleI think accepting difficult truths might help one move on. Wisdom and growth occur. 5 Reply Howie Geib2 months agoHowie GeibFor many years I have been in the throws of the aftereffects of defeat. I keep thinking that I am on the other side of this, and it is becoming a distinct possibility that I will, in fact, never come out of this. Like a wound that doesn’t heal. So the possibility that I will have to adjust my expectations for any kind of rest or cessation of underlying sense of uneasiness is rather daunting. I am tired of trying to outrun the depression that seems to be just behind me. Driving around all day a...For many years I have been in the throws of the aftereffects of defeat. I keep thinking that I am on the other side of this, and it is becoming a distinct possibility that I will, in fact, never come out of this. Like a wound that doesn’t heal. So the possibility that I will have to adjust my expectations for any kind of rest or cessation of underlying sense of uneasiness is rather daunting. I am tired of trying to outrun the depression that seems to be just behind me. Driving around all day at many of the intersections waiting for the light to change I see folks panhandling and I identify SO strongly with them. Like that is what it feels like to just give in and accept that I have to resort to a piece of cardboard and random kindness. I rely on my internal discipline to Just Keep Going. Read More6 Reply Patricia2 months agoPatriciaHowie - I'm not a rower but I have to say that reading through the responses to you especially from the guys who are also rowers, I got a big lift myself this morning from the outpouring and the community here. I thank you for naming the depression that seems to be right behind us - or recurs with regularity or whatever to us. It's there. But it doesn't rule and thank you to all you rower-guys for being here on this thread and for all you do for yourselves and one another! And thank you for ...Howie – I’m not a rower but I have to say that reading through the responses to you especially from the guys who are also rowers, I got a big lift myself this morning from the outpouring and the community here. I thank you for naming the depression that seems to be right behind us – or recurs with regularity or whatever to us. It’s there. But it doesn’t rule and thank you to all you rower-guys for being here on this thread and for all you do for yourselves and one another! And thank you for the new deep breaths I’m taking right now because of you! Read More3 Reply Howie Geib2 months agoHowie Geibawe…thanks Patricia! 2 Reply Trish2 months agoTrishSometimes “just keep going” is enough to get us over the hill. Peace to you💚 3 Reply Mike S2 months agoMike SHowie, I empathize with your mood situation as I’ve been going through some stuff myself. I’m also a rower living down in Beaufort, SC. I added you to my community group. My name is Mike Seymour. 3 Reply Howie Geib2 months agoHowie GeibHey Mike!!! Thanks and I appreciate your reaching out. Always good to connect and extra special to connect with another rower!! 2 Reply Mike S2 months agoMike SSometime we should talk more about rowing. Meanwhile, may uplifting spirits be with you. 3 Reply Howie Geib2 months agoHowie GeibI would like that! My email: [email protected] 2 Reply Kevin2 months agoKevinMorning, Howie, Sometimes it's good name what is. You seem in a low place as you wrote this morning. And while everyone's path is their own, I am not sure that depression can be outrun. It has more stamina than we do. The trick is finding the best way to arrest it. You know, from one rower to another, let me ask you this: When's the last time you have been in a boat and rowed? Know what I mean? Anyway, if you were nearby I'd say come row with us. Lacking that, call anytime, even to just talk row...Morning, Howie, Sometimes it’s good name what is. You seem in a low place as you wrote this morning. And while everyone’s path is their own, I am not sure that depression can be outrun. It has more stamina than we do. The trick is finding the best way to arrest it. You know, from one rower to another, let me ask you this: When’s the last time you have been in a boat and rowed? Know what I mean? Anyway, if you were nearby I’d say come row with us. Lacking that, call anytime, even to just talk rowing. Read More3 Reply Howie Geib2 months agoHowie GeibThanks Kevin!! I have my boat but can’t get it into the water until the boathouse allows me to move in ( restrictions due to COVID) but anytime now I should get back in the water! Meantime I erg when I can as I have one at home…thanks so much for your support and kindness! 3 Reply Mike S2 months agoMike SI’m Mike Seymour and glad to find some men on this site. I noted your writing to Howie. I also am a rower and live in Beaufort, SC. All the best. I added you to my community group. 3 Reply Kevin2 months agoKevinHello Mike, Funny that we are talking about rowing this morning because as the coxswain for my team I am responsible for scheduling etc. and we needed to cancel this morning‘s row. Two of our team members have family members who may have come in contact with somebody with COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution they are standing down this morning which leaves us with not enough rowers to go out safely in the winter months. Our team is called the Gray Buzzards because, well, we’re rathe...Hello Mike, Funny that we are talking about rowing this morning because as the coxswain for my team I am responsible for scheduling etc. and we needed to cancel this morning‘s row. Two of our team members have family members who may have come in contact with somebody with COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution they are standing down this morning which leaves us with not enough rowers to go out safely in the winter months. Our team is called the Gray Buzzards because, well, we’re rather ancient! I am 70, the youngest rower is 34 on our team and the oldest team member, a retired Coast Guard commander, is 87 years old who still rows! Our club is called whaling city rowing located in Bedford Massachusetts and we row on Buzzards Bay which is very near to Cape Cod. Glad that you are on this site and thanks for adding me to your group! Read More2 Reply Mike S2 months agoMike SI row sweep here with a bunch of club members who have all been safe and virus free. We were out this morning with seven and Cox on nice clear water. 3 Reply Michele2 months agoMicheleI recently came across this quote and loved it: “Little by little, day by day, what is meant for you will find its way” 🙂 8 Reply Journey2 months agoJourneyHow beautiful is that. Thank you for sharing. 3 Reply Howie Geib2 months agoHowie GeibLove this! 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