Realistic Accommodations

TODAY'S QUOTE:
"Don't cling to anything and don't reject anything. Let come what comes, and accommodate yourself to that, whatever it is. If good mental images arise, that is fine. If bad mental images arise, that is fine, too. Look on all of it as equal, and make yourself comfortable with whatever happens. Don't fight with what you experience, just observe it all mindfully.".... Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, "Mindfulness in Plain English"

Facing reality in a mindful way takes practice. It is easy to let panic be your first reaction, but if you think of mindless fear as an internal terrorist it is much easier to disarm. The first step to creating calmer thinking is to not only observe what is happening around you, but also be aware of your reactions. Healthy mind habits evolve through time and exercise.

Being reactionary inspires extreme over-reactions to the slightest stimuli. Extremist's are terrorists too. Giving control to any radical is begging for disaster. Leaning too far either way is just not a healthy posture if balance is the pose you seek.

Give only what each situation demands without adding any more drama than it already possesses. Seeing all your emotions as valid is not an invitation to let them run amok. Feeling something is NOT the same as wallowing in it. The former honors its existence, the latter donates your life to its service.

Viewing every emotion as equal in importance levels the playing field in the most natural fashion. Equilibrium cannot be achieved without measured steps in the right direction. Lead yourself to safe shores with a map drawn to fit your true nature. But before you begin drafting be sure to know what is really true and what is merely a old out of fashion costumed role that someone else assigned to you to suit their own agenda.

Symmetry is created by seeing the big picture and plotting a course that gets you where you want to be with the least permanent damage being done. If you take time and use true knowledge to prepare realistic accommodations then the fit is flawless. If not you may have as much trouble assimilating yourself inside the boundaries of your mind as an elephant would have fitting inside a bird cage.

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
-Arthur Somers Roche

Here's a bonus quote... it just fit the moment. And as always.... think about it.... let it ride.... then you decide!!!!