When I was hellbent on fighting and pushing against events, I would every so often stumble onto peace and contentment. Later, I realized that it was a result of giving up my internal fight–of accepting my emotions and letting them be. While I might have still been outwardly striving, I felt my perception was where I desired, and consequently, so was my place in existence at that moment.
So now, even if I’m trapped in a negative emotion, I tell myself I don’t need to fight it, that it’s okay to feel whatever I feel. And then it lets go and opens into something better. This way, instead of clinging to faith, I get to viscerally abide in trust.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
Well said.
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Not everyone gets to realise this and we tire ourselves by the endless fighting. Glad that you figured out.
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[…] Musings […]
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Thanks for the share!
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Indeed!
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Again, thank you for this.
Gwen.
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That’s right. Go with the flow, you’ll get to the water’s edge eventually.
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Yes. Absolutely right. Not always easy, though.
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Nice. Contentment is a rather joyous state. I enjoy it, more than happiness I think since it can sustain.
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Indeed. Occasionally, it’s best to give up. Such as when you fall into a tiger trap feet first and break both of them, only to find a ravenous beast awaiting you. Yes, then I would wholeheartedly say so, but when YOU have a say in your fate don’t give up. Fight with all the gusto you can muster, dear Denizen.
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Sometimes picking battles is the best course of actions. That also means when not to fight.
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Indeed! It’s guided by the old cliche of knowing oneself–on what someone deems is truly valuable and what is merely a distraction from it.
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