Being AS IS....

Oh dear TS... I thought I accepted myself as is.

I have been meditating and learnt a new skill.

But now I realise that I wasn't truly accepting myself as is at all.

Do you truly accept yourself as you are?

I will make new efforts to fully accept myself and offer myself self love.

First I need to become aware of the difficult emotion. I can say, I see you.

I need to engage my heart with negative emotions. Accept that it is a part of me, so I must not reject it. I can say, I accept you and it is okay that you are part of my life. I recognise that there is no other way I can be right now, as I would not choose this state on purpose.

I need to try to offer myself the opposite emotion to what I am feeling. Ying versus yang. Try to become calmer. Say to myself, may I experience as much calmness as possible.

I need thoughts that I can use to aid my acceptance.
e.g. When feeling depressed, I can think, I not not feeling this way on purpose. I deserve kindness and compassion.

Sending compassion and respect to all who suffer depression and difficult emotions