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Acceptance is very important to the ultimate goal of happiness I think.
The old adage "You must pick your battles" is one I struggle with myself.
Which problem do I try to fix? Is it a waste of energy? Or do I accept things as Status Quo?
La aceptación es muy importante para el objetivo final de la felicidad, creo.
El viejo dicho "Debes elegir tus batallas" es algo con lo que yo mismo lucho.
¿Qué problema intento solucionar? ¿Es un desperdicio de energía? ¿O acepto las cosas como Status Quo?
I've had problems sleeping most of my life, without drugs or alcohol that is.
I have been told to meditate, but it never seemed to help because I could not stay focused:
My mind would wander away from what I was trying to use as a focus
He tenido problemas para dormir la mayor parte de mi vida, es decir, sin drogas ni alcohol.
Me dijeron que meditara, pero nunca pareció ayudarme porque no podía mantener la concentración:
Mi mente se alejaba de lo que estaba intentando usar como enfoque.
I guess I have improved, because lately I will start out just saying over and over:
Relax, restore, refresh, renew, recuperate, forgive, accept
and it seems to be helping.
Supongo que he mejorado, porque últimamente empiezo diciendo una y otra vez:
Relajarse, restaurar, refrescar, renovar, recuperar, perdonar, aceptar
y parece estar ayudando.
What a wonderful comment!! Yes, I agree with you, acceptance helps to achieve happiness. The real happiness. Do the best we can with what we have.
I have been taking medication for more than 20 years. I have left it a couple of times, slowly and according to my doctor's guidelines, but the relapses have been worse and worse. Now I prefer to remain medicated than return to the starting point once again. It is very, very difficult for me to accept it, and that is why I am doing this work of self-knowledge from philosophy. It is helping me more than years of sessions with a psychologist.
I also tried meditation and it happens to me like you, too much noise in my head.
"Recover, restore, refresh, renew, recover, forgive, accept"
This is great! You've created your own mantra, I'm glad it's working for you. I take a deep breath several times and it helps me clear up when I feel that I am starting to overwhelm.
Thank you very much for your magnificent contribution, a hug. 🤗
I went completely sober for almost ten years, but while taking prescription medications, and that as directed.
This caused me to "blow up like a poisoned dog" as they say back home (I grew FAT)
Once I stopped taking the anti depressant meds, I dropped 20 lbs almost overnight.
Now, I drink a little wine here and there.
I DID get staggering drunk a few months ago, ended up in the ER, so I will not be doing that again.
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