Now imagine how liberated you will be when you totally let it go. Imagine no longer experiencing suffering over something that happened in your life. I know this is possible because I have both personally experienced and witnessed thousands of people let go of difficult (even traumatic) situations they have been carrying around for years and arrive at a place of total peace.

So what’s the first step?

It is ACCEPTANCE.  Acceptance requires being free of judgment. The reason we are unable to get over things is because we are still judging what happened.

Think of a situation from your past that you are having trouble getting over.  Do you think it shouldn’t have happened? Do you think it was terrible? Do you believe things should have been different? Do you think you were wronged? Do you think you were wrong? Do you believe it caused more undesirable circumstances in your life? Do you see yourself as damaged by it? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then what perpetuates your suffering and prevents you from letting go is judgment.

The first law of Spirit is acceptance.  Until you accept what happened with zero judgment of it being bad or wrong in any way, you continue to keep it alive inside you. What happened, happened. It’s in the past. Your judgments about it continue to keep it present and impact your future @christinhassler (Tweet this!)

Now you may be thinking, “What happened was awful – I cannot imagine accepting it!” Acceptance does not mean you condone or agree; but rather that you are removing the judgment that keeps it active inside of you. When you stop judging something, it is possible to feel your feelings about it with compassion, so you are actually releasing them rather than recycling them (I walk you through how to do this step-by-step in Expectation Hangover).

Acceptance moves you out of victim consciousness and empowers you with the freedom of forgiveness.

As you accept ALL situations in your life free and clear of judgment, you stop asking “Why did this happen” and start asking questions that move you out of an expectation hangover:

• What am I learning from this?
• How did this experience serve me?
• How can I use the information from my past as information and inspiration?

Let go of your opinions and victim stories – they are not serving you.  Empower yourself by unloading judgments you’ve been carrying around like a heavy backpack so that you are free to fully embrace all the great stuff that is available to you in the here and now.

Love,

Christine

p.s. I have an invitation for you to do some major integration work and not only walk your talk, but step into the full potential of who you are. No more settling. No more playing small.  Join me for my next retreat in Tulum, Mexico: “New Year, BE YOU.” Details here or email jill@christinehassler.com. Space is limited to 16 women.

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