Posted by fayeroe on May 27, 2008, at 9:17:21
In reply to Re: Grief of Self » Sigismund, posted by Sigismund on May 27, 2008, at 3:12:14
> >I'm tempted to say that abandoning all hope of improvement is a prerequisite for getting out of those spaces, but then I would.
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> I've been wondering what I meant by this.
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> It is something to do with ego and surrender.
> I think a lot of suffering stems from our desire.
> Maybe the less we want the better we feel?
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> Young people (like I was) have lots of things about themselves with which they are dissatisfied, and seeking to enforce their desires may lead nowhere.
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> I suppose I am trying to conceptualise acceptance.Sisismund, I wondered what you meant when I read it because if I give up hope of improvement then I'll be in a worse space.
My ego needs to surrender to being in my space and I must quit looking back and wanting what I did have. Material comforts, I miss them.
My emotional state is so bad right now and I am certainly suffering from my desires.
You've helped me tremendously this morning. Thank you. It is always so helpful to read something that someone writes and you know it was intended for "you".....:-)
Acceptance, acceptance, acceptance....I am the one looking back and I am the one who can turn my head around and go forward.
This is not to take away from anyone else's struggles.
I still want my joy back....Pat
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