Note 22 - Acceptance vs Apathy
accepting what is doesn't mean relinquishing the ability, or desire, to change it. accepting things as they are means not keeping yourself trapped in a frequency. it means regaining your focus - your ability to choose another frequency in the face of this one. that's how acceptance helps change your reality.
accept what's there right now in the sense that it's delivering a message. appreciate what's around you in the sense that it's there to show you something. Imagine it's as thought someone you love very much handed you a letter. That letter might be filled with bad news - you might be surrounded by things you don't like at all. Your surroundings, in this analogy, are the contents of that letter. Source can be seen as the impetus that arranged your surroundings - the one that delivered that letter.
you can hate source for what it's showing you. Absolutely. Or you can 'not shoot the messenger', accept what it is, reclaim your power (your ability to focus), and start to choose a different frequency.
it's not about thinking positively. it's about acknowledging where you are and then focusing on the frequency you would prefer. if you feel inspired to action from there, just make sure the action feels like the frequency you're after.
example: you may be feeling awful in the moment and feel like it's a great idea to punch/slap someone in the face. Take a moment and check what frequency you're in when that idea came. is it a reaction in the moment to something else, or is it from your own conscious focus on what you truly want? If you can't tell, maybe hold off on acting until you -can- tell.
it's not about 'poofing' things into existence around you, although you could be capable of it. it's about allowing yourself to flow through life, guided to what you want by how you feel. it's about following the nudges that come while focused on the frequency of your choosing.
no, you don't have to be consciously thinking about what you want all the time. just take some time now and then through your day to check in with yourself. do the things you feel you need to do, but also grant yourself time and space to get into the frequency you want and follow the nudges or impulses that come from that place to help yourself navigate to what you want.
"I don't mind what happens" isn't about not caring about what happens to or around you. It's about not letting what happens to or around you dictate your focus. Yes, there are a lot of situations where that can be considered hard. The muscle of your focus needs to be developed. Your emotions are messengers. They are not meant to dictate what direction you go.
You are meant to choose what direction you go based off your preference for how you feel.
Can you feel the difference in that statement?
You emotions show you what frequency you're following. They show you what action on that frequency will feel like further down the road. Yes, it might lead to other things you don't enjoy. Even following a frequency you -do- enjoy might lead to other things you don't enjoy. That's why it's called fine-tuning. You don't have to follow the process, but we suggest at least trying it out for a while. See if you like where it ends up leading you as you develop the muscle of your focus, your ability to choose.
Choose from a place of calmness. From a place of being aware of how both sides (or all sides) of a thing feels, not just a knee-jerk reaction. you might notice most of your choices right now are REactions, not actions. That they're in response to something, rather than a conscious choice.