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The Art of Mindful Detachment
Nine Ways to Accept and Love What Is
Once upon a time, I got pissed at the judge who sent me to anger management classes. That’s because I’m a recovering control freak. And the judge was right. Since then, I’ve learned a few things about mindful detachment and how to accept the seeming insanity within and around me.
I used to get mad at people, places, and things I didn’t like. I learned that whatever I judged harshly, I have within me. The same is true for all of us. That’s because the world reflects our thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. In other words, the world is a mirror. The mirror is a teacher. We are the students.
It’s easy to lose our minds in a world of seeming insanity. It’s not easy to love all that is, especially the jerk at work who’s the boss or the friend you love but want to five-finger-death punch too much.
Our job is to see life as a gift and earth as a school to learn to love all, especially the people, places, and things that set us off. The only way out of the muck is to rise above it consciously.
Nine Ways to Accept and Love What Is
If I can learn these things, so can you, given the willingness to practice daily. Mindful detachment empowers your thoughts and emotions to flow freely without…
