How to Stop Arguing With REALITY!

November 4, 2020August 6, 2021 ~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment

Want to be less stressed? 😵

🙌 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 🙌

Have less opinions about how the world “should” be.

Have less opinions about how others “should” act.

Have less opinions about how events “should” happen.

🙌 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞. 🙌

Give yourself permission, and stop “should”-ing all over yourself.

Give yourself permission, and accept things as they are.

Give yourself permission, and start being more loving to yourself.

❤️ 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭. ❤️

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How To Embrace What’s In Your Control!

June 3, 2020June 4, 2022 ~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment

What you focus on expands. 👀

What you think about, you become. ❤️

Where has your focus been lately? 🤔

On problems? 😣

On things outside your control? 😫

I know these both happened to me the past week. 🙋♂️

The realization at how much is out of our control can feel disheartening, right? 💔

Especially when Life didn’t wait to give us this fact one bit at a time. 👣

Instead it’s providing it via hailstorm lately. 🌩️

So what do you do now? 🤷♂️

🙌 Allow yourself to process this fact. 🙌

It’s a tough truth to think about. It was tough for me to sit with too. You’re not alone. ❤️

There is A LOT which is outside of our control. 😓

But I do have some good news…👂

There ARE things which are in your control! 😊

We cannot control the circumstances where we are born. 👎

But we can control what how we use our circumstances. ❤️

We cannot control the actions of others. 👎

But we can control our reaction to their actions. ❤️

We cannot control what Fate ultimately brings us. 👎

But we can control how we decide to face our Fate. ❤️

As you go through your day, ask yourself:

– Right now, what is within my control? 🤔

– Right now, what is outside my control? 🤔

– Right now, what can I do with what’s in my control? 🤔

Keep the answers you find in mind for the choices you make today. 🙌

If you’re theistically inclined, you can also remember the words of the Serenity Prayer 🙏:

“God, grant me the serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.” 🙌

There’s a lot outside our control. 💯

But where hope is found is through this self-awareness: 🙌

📌 With the decisions we make in the present moment.

📌 With how we choose to treat each other.

📌 With how we embrace being the change we wish to see.

Let us not forget: you cannot have light without darkness, just as you cannot have darkness without light. ☯️

One cannot exist without the other. ↔️

Consider this post a part of the light that’s coming your way. ☀️

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Why Acceptance is CRUCIAL!

February 20, 2020August 6, 2021 ~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment

🌟 “When you ARGUE with reality, you always lose.” 🌟

If I can count the many times I’ve been stressed in my life, I can say looking back with certainty, they weren’t necessary if I just remembered this principle. 🤔

Or to put it another way…

🌟 “What upsets people is not things themselves but their JUDGEMENTS about the things.” 🌟

I want to let you know: we can save ourselves a TON of needless suffering if we remember this! 👍

🌟 “ACCEPT things as they are, not worse then they are.” 🌟

Often we do this unconsciously in our default mode setting, when we’re not actively paying attention to our thoughts and emotions. It’s why it’s so important we develop our self-awareness. 💯

And one way we start doing this is by practicing acceptance. 🙌

🤬 “But Donald! This thing that just happened SHOULD NEVER have happened! How can you ACCEPT such injustices?!” 🤬

To clarify, acceptance doesn’t mean we support something. It means we consciously give neutrality to a situation, to our thoughts, and to our emotions. For a temporary moment, we don’t label it “good” or “bad”. It just is. 👐

We accept whatever is in the present moment so we can clear our clouded minds and discern the situation with a much clearer understanding. 🧘‍♂️

So the next time you become aware of your emotions controlling you, take back the reins, identify the emotions that are arising, and accept them UNCONDITIONALLY. Yes, even acceptance of the “negative” emotions too! 💯

Add in some deep breaths, and you’ll be surprised how much faster they’ll pass with acceptance. 😄

“Now…where was I?” 💡

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Why Separation is EMPOWERING!

September 20, 2019May 16, 2022 ~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment

Take the example of a bow, an arrow, and a target. 🏹

You’ve practiced for months. You’ve spent countless hours shooting arrows. And today is The Day, the day you decide you’ve practiced long enough to hit the target’s bullseye! 🎯

You’re not at all nervous. You’re not even worried! But, there’s one valuable lesson you’ve learned in your life which rids you of needless worry…

🌟 Separate the things which are in your control from the things out of your control. 🌟

To be kind to another person is within your control. To know if the person will be kind in return is not in your control. ❤️

To tell the truth is in your control. To know if telling the truth will benefit you in your current situation is out of your control. 🗣️

To keep a promise is in your control. To know if someone else will keep their promise is out of your control. 🤝

To practice, to prepare, to aim, and to shoot an arrow at a target is in your control. But to know if the arrow will hit the bullseye once it’s left your bow is not in your control. 🏹

The problem is we so often put focus on what’s not in our control. So much of the news we read, hear, and absorb today are about other people, other events, and things which are not at all in our control! 📺

In turn, we spend too much time focused on where the arrow’s going, even though it’s already left our bow. We focus on all the arrows of others even though they have nothing to do with our own. In doing so, we cause ourselves needless worry and anxiety. 😫

So, what then? We must flip our focuses back to what we can control, not just for our own mental health but for the impact we make by doing so….

We focus on being a good person. We focus on setting the example. We focus on taking action on things within our control. 💪

Because once you make a habit to start separating these two, placing all your energy into what’s in your control, you save yourself a ton of time and stress! ❤️

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