"How come, now that I accept myself in my physical condition as I am and I can look at myself in the mirror without being horrified and say to myself: 'Oh my, how ugly I am, what ugly hair I have ... and on and on and on', however I am not yet happy?"
Because, clearly, the acceptance of the physical envelope is not enough, the acceptance must be something that goes beyond, beyond, it must be something more than simple acceptance, and this 'beyond', this 'more' is that. about your way of being.
How many of you think you accept yourself as you are inside? Do not answer, creatures: nobody! Also because otherwise none of you would be here, because here come all those who have the desire to modify themselves, to change and, therefore, indicate with this desire the fact that they do not accept themselves as they are. Right?
What does it mean to accept oneself as one is inside?
It means to do as you often do, that is to say 'io I'm selfish, I know, I say it, I admit it I'm selfish'? No creatures, it would be too simple, because saying 'I am selfish' often means making sure you don't go any further.
Accepting oneself as one is means knowing one's limits, recognizing one's selfishness, recognizing the moments in which one's ego acts, to accept these moments, observe them, wait for the opportunity to modify them e don't fight with them.
Here is where unhappiness comes from: from the fact that you are never at peace with yourself, because just because you do not accept yourselves you fight with what you are, and by fighting with yourself you inevitably cause imbalances. and these inner imbalances cause vibration reactions, and these vibration reactions cause those painful sensations that you are used to interpreting as 'unhappiness'.
Yes, I know, despite the fact that I have smuggled these words of mine as the key of the skein to achieve happiness, you all realize that this key of skein is made of cotton and if only one pulls a little he loses the thread.
The important thing is to always be able to find equilibrium, to proceed yes perhaps in suffering, in unhappiness trying to reach a new state of equilibrium, but without necessarily fighting, only advancing a little bit, little by little.
Do not believe those who have achieved happiness or enlightenment in a moment: this is what it appears, this is what it looks like to the beholder!
In fact, happiness, peace, enlightenment have been achieved after lifetimes and lifetimes and lifetimes and lifetimes seeds placed on top of each other, to create an entire barn from which the individual drew to create his happiness. And you who observe, and even the individual himself who is observing the change in him is aware at that moment only of the abrupt passage that has been there for the opening of understanding, without being aware of what led to that opening. .
Therefore always expect, hope for it, believe it, be confident in the fact that, from one moment to the next, you will be happy, because knowing it, believing it, hearing it already means causing good conditions for which happiness can be found by you, but you are also aware that it will come only when the last grain is put into the barn.
Certainly there will be transitory happiness, moments of happiness that will fill your days as on the other hand - believe me - there are even now even if you don't realize it, even if suffocated by moments of sadness - but the important thing is not to soak, as you usually do, in victimhood, but to abandon yourself to what you are, accept yourself for who you are and don't try to fight as warriors struggling in vain against windmills they can't stop.
Then finally, without even needing to look in the mirror to convince yourself, you can affirm in front of others: 'I am calm, I am happy' and the others will have nothing to contest what you are saying, indeed your example, yours. image, what you show them will be the stimulus to arrive and follow your own path. Scifo
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Accepting to advance a little, little by little, accepting one's own growth rhythms and those of others serenely results in feeling good with oneself and with others. How to say: welcome!
Step by step I am aware that some understandings have been reached. However, for some time now, I have also seen some limits that should be overcome, but despite observing myself I see that I have relapsed only after having acted and this creates frustration and sometimes suffering. I can't help but trust the change to happen.
Observe yourself, see yourself accepted, overcome this path. It is clear to me
When I observe myself, I already create a space. In that space, identity cracks, compassion emerges, sometimes acceptance.