I have been thinking a lot about love and acceptance. The key to manifesting, transformation, healing, and most action you may want to take is to love and accept situations, people, things, and most importantly yourself the way you, they, or it is. I had this message come to me over and over this week. This concept seems simple, but has been the bane of my existence all week. Let me share a couple stories with you.

The first example starts on a very exciting evening when I come home to find my proof copy of my new book waiting in the mail for me. I could hardly open it. I was thrilled that all my hard work had paid off and I was finally in this moment. After a few hours passed and I had calmed down I decided to really look at the book. I had to decide if it was good enough to approve and move on to publishing. I picked through the book very critically. This font is too small, and this picture for some reason isn't as clear as I thought, and I'm not sure this is centered right. This went on and on. I finally sat there weighing in my mind, is it worth the hassle to reject this and try to fix the little nuances or just approve it and move on. I finally chose to do what I always do, consult with The Fairies. As I "go in" and connect I come upon a large group celebrating and dancing. "It's perfect! It's perfect!" They chant.

I start to say "But I'm not sure..."

"It's Perfect! You asked us to encode each page with magic. You asked us to make the book exactly how it needs to be. It is this! It's perfect! Accept it and publish it!"

So in my quest for perfection I was actually blocking my flow forward. I got it, I accepted it. I published. I think I am starting to get this love and accept the way things/ you are. I live in the joy for a few days, but then sales aren't as good as I had hoped and I'm not getting the feedback I want and once again I fall into my woes. The Fairies again come to me in the shower (They like to talk to me then because they have my full attention.) and say "You are doing it again. Look at all the examples we have brought you recently about love and acceptance. Trust it is all perfect now."

"But," I say because I must argue with my guides, "if I love and accept everything I feel like I am in denial or not being honest about my feelings!"

"Ah, you think love and acceptance can only happen when you are in joy. It is about being at peace with the situation not being happy about it. Try to just love and accept today."

"Okay, I will keep bringing myself back to love and acceptance today."

So, I step out of my shower, get dressed, and go out to start my day. A little while later my husband and I are sitting down to eat brunch when my 9 year old runs into the house yelling he has fallen into Stinging Nettle and his whole hand and half way up his arm is starting to blister. Several cups of vinegar, a bunch of energy, and a few healing salves later he feels better. I sit down to my now cold brunch and think love and acceptance. I send love to my son, to myself, and to my cold brunch. I'm not happy but I can love and accept it. Then my ex-husband shows up to pick up my kids for their weekly visit, I'm not happy but in the love and acceptance. Again I think I'm getting it. Find the peace. So, I walk over to my laptop and turn it on. It seems to be having trouble loading my personal settings. Okay I'll just reboot. Once I get it on I notice my wallpaper is the generic wallpaper oh and all my documents, music, and pictures are gone. I'll shut down and boot it up again. Nope still missing! At this point I would LOVE to throw my laptop out the window, but I ACCEPT this is not an option. I decide the best thing to do is walk away. As my husband, Ryan, performs a restore on it I remember that I had allowed an update for my system from the company that developed my OS. The last time I did this my entire computer crashed and I almost lost everything! After some time Ryan has revived my computer as it was on Friday and I'm laughing about the whole situation. So I learned three important lessons today. 1) Love and acceptance is the key to moving forward on my path. 2) I have to love and accept that I am not perfect and I sometimes have trouble loving and accepting. 3) I will never allow updates to be installed on my computer from a company that I will not name but will say is the opposite of Maxhard. All three have been very enlightening!

If what you have read touches you in some way please comment below and/or share with your friends. You can find my book on Amazon or at the link on my www.theexpandedgateway.com. Thank you