Rebel without a cause

Sometimes being a rebel is not that cool. Fighting against things that are happening, life's daily dramas, wondering why some people feel a certain way or see things differently. It is life and I will no longer debate those things, I can only change myself.

Acceptance, going with the flow, living in the moment (I always say cliches work). It feels good. Actually the feeling is more of NOT feeling. Not taking everything personally takes effort, but I can do it now. It's like an exercise, a flexing, that has to be done repeatedly until it comes naturally.

Suddenly thinking about how others feel, the proverbial walking in someone else's shoes, goes along with that too. Though I have not normally thought of myself as self-centred, this process has been none but. I see now that to move forward I have to think about other people, not just treating their feelings with respect, but accepting them for how they feel, how they are and what they mean to do in their own lives.

I'm inching forward.