“Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be,”—
Sonia Ricotti.

You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you certainly can change how you respond to the situation and change what you have the power to change.
Learning to accept certain things as they are is a powerful way to cope with situations that are out of your control.
Virginia Satir said, “Life is not what it’s supposed to be.
It’s what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.”
It’s all about your attitude and your perspective. There’s always another way to look at things. There’s always another way to respond to a situation; sometimes, we just have to adjust our expectations.
Life is constantly changing around us, and we have to decide not to get stuck in the expectation that things will always remain the same, even though that’s what we may want.
We have to be willing to adjust to those circumstances we have no control over, to accept what is, to go with the flow, be teachable and be flexible, depending on the situation.
I love this quote from Steve Maraboli: “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.”
It’s okay to feel disappointment and frustration with things not going as expected. Acceptance is not always easy, but no one ever said it was supposed to be.
I believe you will find a sense of balance and peace and calm when you realize that you have no control over certain situations, so there is nothing you can do except accept it.
Charles Swindoll once said, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”
We must let go of the expectation of how we think things should be because life doesn’t always work the way we expect.
So ask yourself…
How will you react the next time something comes up that is out of your control?
This week you have a chance to embrace a new attitude, perspective, and way of dealing with the unexpected.
Be encouraged. Change what you have the power to change and accept what is out of your control.

Bev