Bats, Cats, And Radical Acceptance

8/13/2021

I just have to remember there'll be days like this.

~Van Morrison

I don't know about you, but for me, it's been one of those weeks.

I walked into a floor fan in the middle of the night while getting a glass of water. My foot won the battle with only 1 cut. The fan didn't survive the battle.

I had a bat flying around in the the house with 2 eager cats trying to figure out how to catch it!
I had a cat fall out of bed and proceeded to use my foot (same foot as the fan incident) as a tool to latch on to. I think that hurt worse than the fan incident.
I attended irritating corporate meetings throughout the week that pushed my patience to the point where it would had been less painful to just pound my head against a wall!

And what are these moments teaching me....

Radical Acceptance And what is radical acceptance? Engaging life on life's terms. Recognizing and accepting the fact that I can't prevent and/or fix everything, I can't control others' behavior, and I can't persuade and/or change others perspective of reality. All I can do is take a deep breathe, accept things as they are, and say to myself....
There Will Be Days Like This!

And then I sing along to Van Morrison because he does a great job of reminding all of us that these moments are only temporary!

What do you do when you have one of those days and/or weeks?