ACCEPTANCE

          Surrendering to our present circumstances

          is not cowardice or conformity,

          it is the realization that life is not perfect

          and is always in movement.

         Surrendering to our present circumstances

         is to understand that at times

         feeling sad or frustrated is

         because we have delayed our dreams,

         because we feel trapped by our

         moral obligations,

         values instilled in us at a tender age.

        Perhaps surrendering is not the right word,

        and in its place we need to say

        acceptance.

        Acceptance of our present moment

        implies grace and gratitude,

        sprinkled with the knowledge

        that life is not perfect

       and is always in movement.

       Acceptance is knowing

       that this, our present moment,

       whether pleasant or disconcerting,

       is not everlasting.