Accepting

Accept - By definition:

1a : to receive willingly
b: to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added)
2: to give admittance or approval to
3a : to endure without protest or reaction
b : to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable
c : to recognize as true : believe
4a: to make a favorable response to
b: to agree to undertake (a responsibility)
5: to assume an obligation to pay; also : to take in payment
6: to receive (a legislative report) officially


Accepting who you are, and what you are capable of; can be a little overwhelming. As someone who is a giver by nature, accepting is a great challenge. While you try to give freely, sometimes you are taken for granted.

Some days, my greatest challenges are accepting that I can not do everything and I can not help everyone. While my personality has evolved over the years from only worrying about myself, to worrying about my family, and has come to a concern for family, friends and our community. I try to help in any way possible, and many times it comes back to bite me. I am continually expanding my knowledge so that I may help as many as possible.

One of the biggest lessons I am still learning: I can not help those not willing to help themselves. I can talk until I am blue in the face, but if the other party isn't actually hearing what you are telling them...you are wasting your breath! This is a difficult concept for me. After many experiences with this, it still frustrates me and causes me grief. While I still try to get through to some, I am learning that some are just too thick headed to hear the things they don't want to hear.

As we have finally gotten to Spring, a time for new beginnings, I am striving for new beginnings within myself. I am beginning another evolution within myself. My evolution of caring will not ever change, but my willingness to accept that I can not help everyone and that I can not do everything myself, is a goal I am setting. I have to understand that not everyone can be helped, not because they can't but because they won't allow themselves. I must also accept that while I am a firm believer that I can do anything I set my mind to do...I have to accept that it's ok to ask for help. This last acceptance is one of the hardest for me.

While I evolve, and set new goals, I hope that everyone reading this will do the same.
Spring is a time of new beginnings, rebirth, and awakening. It's a great time to restart, awake the possibilities within yourself and emerge from your slumber.

Happy Spring!
~S~