Acceptance is always the first step to moving forward in your life……..resistance just keeps you in a holding pattern. It is neither realistic nor desirable to have a life that is perfect with no ups and downs…..the peaks and valleys in our lives are what build our character, and they teach us how to be resilient if we are open to the lessons. The patterns in our lives show us our choices both good and bad…..and it is only through acknowledging those patterns that we are able to sort out the choices that continue to serve us and the ones that don’t. There are things that we know we should do, or change in our lives and the excuses and reasons we give ourselves for not doing them is where the patterns reside. Look at the single biggest thing that you resist in your life and you are looking at two things; your greatest fear and your next personal challenge. So will you continue to talk about what you have to do? Or will you just do it…… Eckhart Tolle said “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.”