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Accepting Yourself as You Are Accepting yourself, as you are, does not mean being fine with your imperfection. It means accepting yourself as perfect, just as you are. If you are miserable, accept your miserable self. If you are happy, accept your happy self. It also means that if you are miserable, don’t wish for your happy self. If you are happy, don’t worry about your miserable self. If you find yourself being miserable and wishing to be happy, then that is how you accept yourself. — zenfarmer (via zenmister) #acceptingYourself #imperfection #mindfulness #meditation #zenwords #zenfarmer #zenmister https://www.instagram.com/p/CQO1Q3JIVYy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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— Zenfarmer, via Zenmister Mood Matters 

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That Voice

What is that voice in your head? How does the voice in your head spill out of your mouth or onto the page? How does it change when you fall asleep? How does that voice interpret the world for you? How does is affect your moods? How do you control it? How does it control you? How is it you? How is it not you? How does it stop? What is beyond the voice? What is that voice?

That voice is our constant companion. Sometimes we are aware of it. Sometimes we are not. Sometimes it seems like we can control it because we can choose what we do.  Sometimes it seems like we can’t control it because it keeps us up at night when we want to sleep, or we continue to do things that we know are bad for us or others. Being aware of it is likely as close as we can come to being in control of it. Because that voice is a part of us, becoming comfortable with it is important.

Ideas that you have about that voice in your head and how that relates to life are more of that voice. As you read this, that voice both aligns with these words and judges these words. Words can’t tell you how to relate to the voice, you need to see for yourself. That voice may not even be in your head. See what it is.

— Zenfarmer, via zenmister 

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#acceptingYourself #imperfection #mindfulness #meditation #zenwords #zenfarmer #zenmister Accepting yourself, as you are, does not mean being fine with your imperfection. It means accepting yourself as perfect, just as you are. If you are miserable, accept your miserable self. If you are happy, accept your happy self. It also means that if you are miserable, don’t wish for your happy self. If you are happy, don’t worry about your miserable self. If you find yourself being miserable and wishing to be happy, then that is how you accept yourself. — zenfarmer (via zenmister)

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#beingNiceToYourself #beingNiceToOthers #hereAndNow #thePresent #thoughts #watchYourThoughts #thoughts #mindfulness #meditation #zenwords #zenfarmer Living in the here and now is difficult when the here and now feels miserable. When you feel miserable, it is obvious just how difficult it is to escape the here and now. The present seems more like a trap than a gateway to freedom. Watching your thoughts is no help, because your thoughts just confirm how difficult the here and now can be and how reasonable it is to be miserable. All that’s left is being nice to yourself and others. That is good place to start.

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#beingNiceToYourself #beingNiceToOthers #hereAndNow #thoughts #moods #kindness #thepast #theFuture#watchYourThoughts #thoughts #mindfulness #meditation #zenwords #zenfarmer Being nice to yourself and others prevents your problem thoughts from seeping into your behavior and making things worse. When you see what you are thinking while you try to be nice, you notice all the thoughts you entertain that aren’t nice. When you hold an ideal of living in the here and now, you also notice when your thoughts are drifting into the past and future. You can see how those thoughts interact with your moods. As you pay close attention to your thoughts and moods and time and kindness, you may notice little slivers of the here and now that seem more tolerable.

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#selfAcceptance #acceptYourself #mindfulness #meditation #zenfarmer #zenwords Accepting yourself, as you are, does not mean being fine with your imperfection. It means accepting yourself as perfect, just as you are. If you are miserable, accept your miserable self. If you are happy, accept your happy self. It also means that if you are miserable, don’t wish for your happy self. If you are happy, don’t worry about your miserable self. If you find yourself being miserable and wishing to be happy, then that is how you accept yourself.