The Miracle of Acceptance
Posted on June 05, 2023 by Rasha Al-Aloosi, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
Embrace normal feelings of negativity, accept and exhale worries, count blessings, and shift focus to gratitude for increased happiness.
There are days when we wake up in the morning without any warning, finding ourselves lacking motivation and overwhelmed by negativity. We may wonder why all these bad things are happening to us, experiencing a decline in productivity and questioning what went wrong. But you know what? These are normal feelings and can happen to all of us. They might be triggered by events from the previous day, specific dreams, negative people who constantly complain and unknowingly transfer their negativity to us, life pressures, or even past traumas that continue to affect us from time to time.
Now, what can we do about it? The first step is to accept what has happened. Acceptance has a profound effect on our mood. Instead of resisting these negative feelings, acknowledge that it’s okay to feel this way today. Give yourself a moment to take a deep breath of oxygen, exhaling all your worries with the carbon dioxide. Then, start counting your blessings, even if you consider them small things. Please take the time to acknowledge and appreciate them. Our subconscious mind will send signals to our conscious mind, rewiring itself to cultivate gratitude for what we have, and you will begin to feel better.
Trust me, when we shift our focus to what God has given us and genuinely express gratitude for it, recognizing the beauty within, our thoughts will immediately shift towards positivity. This shift will reflect in our increased happiness.
