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Daily Question, July 10

What would help me to say an unconditional “yes” to my life exactly as it is today?

  • Mary

    I would have to say goodbye to my perfectionist.
    I would have to accept myself and my life as it is today.
    I would need to pay attention and notice the miracles all around me and within me. And that is where Gratefulness comes in.
    Gratefulness and living in the Eternal Now.
    These are the things I need to do to say an unconditional yes to my life as it is today.
    But could I ever really do this? Can I stay in the moment, much less the eternal now.
    And how about fear, could I ever escape fear?
    My...

    I would have to say goodbye to my perfectionist.
    I would have to accept myself and my life as it is today.
    I would need to pay attention and notice the miracles all around me and within me. And that is where Gratefulness comes in.
    Gratefulness and living in the Eternal Now.
    These are the things I need to do to say an unconditional yes to my life as it is today.
    But could I ever really do this? Can I stay in the moment, much less the eternal now.
    And how about fear, could I ever escape fear?
    My perfectionist wants guarantees. My answer to this is to allow myself to do this unconditional yes to life imperfectly.
    Keep returning to that which brings me to joy.
    My life is a learning process.
    My unconditional yes to life would not always be unconditional.
    But this can be my direction.
    And I can use the many things that I have learned to live joyfully, gratefully, peacefully, and with ever increasing love.
    Mary

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  • Brother Shum

    What would help me to unconditionally accept myself, my life – as it is today? Remembering that I am unconditionally accepted and loved into being and becoming – in spite of my own practice of the same most of the times. Gratefulness means this remembering (awareness) to me. Whenever I keep inhaling being accepted all the time I exhale gratefulness. In the Springfield similar to that of Julian of Norwich – I feel that all is already well and welling.

  • Aine

    Oddly enough, to say both "Yes" and "No" to myself comes to mind as the answer for me.

    On one hand, I need to say No to certain habits that cause me to struggle further, especially seeking control out of fear, and the fruitless quest to organize my future so it doesn't unpleasantly surprise me! ;-)

    But...I also need to learn how to say Yes to myself better and in a more productive way, to accept how I am feeling instead of trying to bull my way through it. This is the Yes of self-compass...

    Oddly enough, to say both “Yes” and “No” to myself comes to mind as the answer for me.

    On one hand, I need to say No to certain habits that cause me to struggle further, especially seeking control out of fear, and the fruitless quest to organize my future so it doesn’t unpleasantly surprise me! 😉

    But…I also need to learn how to say Yes to myself better and in a more productive way, to accept how I am feeling instead of trying to bull my way through it. This is the Yes of self-compassion where trepidation is met not with force or stern rebuke but instead the ability to say soothingly, “Yes, I know you are afraid, but it’s okay, you can handle this…” “Yes, I understand that things went poorly before, but that does not determine your future…” and sometimes, “It’s okay. You are not alone. See this person and that person and the other person who all love you? You’re gonna be just fine!”

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  • Lunamagicae

    Letting go of any resistance. Accepting that things will turn out the way they are meant to, as long as I live a life that is pure and good, without causing any harm to others and myself.

  • Thomas

    Much of my struggle comes from the “No!” in my heart. The “no” is resistance to what is. The “no” never gives the result I desire. The “yes” is to “allow” whatever is before me. Finally, adding “Thank You” to my yes adds to the positive life flowing into and through me. The positive flow results in a sense of peace. Peace is what I really want, and “yes” is the pathway.

  • Hot Sauce

    Today may be great; today may be not-so-great. I think to pretend I am happy, however, should something really unpleasant happen, is to not be grateful for the natural human emotions we experience. Instead, my way of saying "yes" can be to feel whatever I need to feel: sad, anxious, happy, excited, angry, whatever and, in the back of my mind, simply know that all is well and that if I am happy, that is good, but if I am not happy, that is also good because suffering will allow me to evolve. It's...

    Today may be great; today may be not-so-great. I think to pretend I am happy, however, should something really unpleasant happen, is to not be grateful for the natural human emotions we experience. Instead, my way of saying “yes” can be to feel whatever I need to feel: sad, anxious, happy, excited, angry, whatever and, in the back of my mind, simply know that all is well and that if I am happy, that is good, but if I am not happy, that is also good because suffering will allow me to evolve. It’s a paradox. I can have “negative” feelings while still maintaining a “positive” inner intuitive knowing.

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    • Aine

      Well, said! We cannot release what we do not first feel, and even if what we feel is unpleasant, it may be working for a greater purpose of good in our lives.

  • Ben

    It seems to me my thoughts are often caught up in a fruitless search to overcome something that appears to get in the way of experiencing love right now.

    So, to let go of these thoughts, to see through them to the presence holding everything, and to rest and act from that larger beingness as often as I can (knowing I’ll probably get lost at times) feels needed today.

  • kathleen

    Bring forward faith and trust and let go of fear. I have to be present with whatever is, even pain. Easy to say and hard to do for me sometimes. I just came back from a meditation retreat and it was refreshing and uplifting. I think I am coming to understand more about the way I wish some painful things were different and how that attitude is not an unconditional yes to exactly how my life is today.

  • Deb

    I am willing.

  • grateful sea

    Trust.

  • Bill

    to be reminded of the amazing, energizing and peace-giving reality – that everything before me, no matter what it may be, no matter how mundane, is part of life, and is on the side of growth, in that it can be used for growth, since all of life is ‘growing’. To be reminded that all that is before me during the day is part of the flow of life, and can be used to learn from, and each plays a part in the unfolding of life, no matter how ‘unconnected’ it may seem. Being reminded of this ...

    to be reminded of the amazing, energizing and peace-giving reality – that everything before me, no matter what it may be, no matter how mundane, is part of life, and is on the side of growth, in that it can be used for growth, since all of life is ‘growing’. To be reminded that all that is before me during the day is part of the flow of life, and can be used to learn from, and each plays a part in the unfolding of life, no matter how ‘unconnected’ it may seem. Being reminded of this opens me up, where in any given case it’s easy to close up unconsciously in little ways, forgetting that all of life IS LIFE which by it’s very nature is alive, growing, and part of a sacred flow. YES ????

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  • Irene

    By remaining present in every given moment of today and letting the anticipation of the next moment dissolve. Unconditional being no matter how uncomfortable it may feel, as it too will pass.

  • Ed Schulte

    What would help me to say an unconditional “yes” to my life exactly as it is today?

    By going out and amazing God/Absolute Beingness as much as God/Absolute Beingness amazes me. Then that, “Unconditional Yes!”, will be a done deal!

  • Michael

    today, build on lessons learned. today, continue to be excited w this journey. today, be thankful for this opportunity of today. today, walk in my purpose. today, show love and possibilities everywhere. yes! to my life!

  • Ose

    To let go of one of my main obstacles to stay in the now, which was my deepest fear, and this was to be isolated from all which my heart is longing for. But you know, as I realize just now, by being able to naming it here, I realize the fear has become much less!! Yippee! Welcome tenth of July!
    I guess the main help to let go of the obstacle of fear was to meet, accept and understand the anger, which covered vulnerability. And I was helped a lot in this process, for which I am wholeheartedly ...

    To let go of one of my main obstacles to stay in the now, which was my deepest fear, and this was to be isolated from all which my heart is longing for. But you know, as I realize just now, by being able to naming it here, I realize the fear has become much less!! Yippee! Welcome tenth of July!
    I guess the main help to let go of the obstacle of fear was to meet, accept and understand the anger, which covered vulnerability. And I was helped a lot in this process, for which I am wholeheartedly and deeply thankful. This process opened the door to compassion for myself and much wider for others. Welcome to all of you here on this gorgeous site and everywhere! And echoing Antoinette: let´s soar, fear free, let the wind of compassion and gratefulness carry us to fly freely and to enjoy the moment right now and onward from now on.

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  • Kevin

    These kinds of “saying yes” questions to this and that baffle me at times. I’m thinking to myself, how can I be saying anything but an unconditional yes to my life? Because if I did so, that would be living less and dishonoring all that life is and has to offer. I will have a very long time to be dead. So I plan to bring on, unconditionally, a full-throttled yes to life as it comes right now.

    I am certain though that others in this community will have varying ways of approaching this ...

    These kinds of “saying yes” questions to this and that baffle me at times. I’m thinking to myself, how can I be saying anything but an unconditional yes to my life? Because if I did so, that would be living less and dishonoring all that life is and has to offer. I will have a very long time to be dead. So I plan to bring on, unconditionally, a full-throttled yes to life as it comes right now.

    I am certain though that others in this community will have varying ways of approaching this question and I will look forward to their take on it.
    – Kevin

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  • Christina

    Think the “answer” is contained in the question: What would help me?…just saying an unconditional “yes” to my life exactly as it is today. As Nike said, “Just Do It!”

  • Antoinette

    Hear no evil, speak no evil, and see no evil.
    Be united in truth and love always allowing no doubts of illusion to creep into the present moment.
    Like Helen Keller"s wise words and message ring out to us.
    Let's sore with the freedom of truth and love and desolve all illusions of fear.
    The word Illusion means we are ill because we are not seeing the world the way the true Source within us sees.
    Today, I say yes to life by using right seeing and being open to the Holy Spirits divine ...

    Hear no evil, speak no evil, and see no evil.
    Be united in truth and love always allowing no doubts of illusion to creep into the present moment.
    Like Helen Keller”s wise words and message ring out to us.
    Let’s sore with the freedom of truth and love and desolve all illusions of fear.
    The word Illusion means we are ill because we are not seeing the world the way the true Source within us sees.
    Today, I say yes to life by using right seeing and being open to the Holy Spirits divine gifts of love and forgiveness.
    I Am free from suffering and I am grateful for the light within me.
    Yes to Love! Yes to Life!

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  • Always Learning

    I am saying YES to today because I realize it is today… not tomorrow, or next week. Today is my chance to do my best. If I do that, tomorrow will be easier to handle. As a dialysis patient waiting for a transplant, I need to do my best for my health and mental well-being. I don’t want today’s health condition as my future, but I do want today’s mental state to be good… and perpetual.

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