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This comment came in after the first episode of my new show, UNLOC, aired on Aug. 18th 2009 :

“I watched episode one of UNLOC. You did a wonderful job. I personally wish you had spoken even more of acceptance……”

Actually, I could go on and on and on about acceptance…..it is my “battle cry”, if you will.
This might be a very controversial thing to say (and if it is – GOOD! I love being controversial) but people seem to be so hung up on the need to change and heal everything….we need to heal ourselves and then we need to heal each other and then we need to heal the planet…..as if everything is wrong and sick and nothing is right and perfect just as it is.
To think this way is, to me, implying that we are not divine perfection just as we are…. that the planet is not divine perfection just as it is. I, personally, am one who believes that All That Is is perfect just as it IS, all the time.
This is absolutely crucial to understand– if you want something to change, you must first accept it exactly as it is NOW. If you want to change yourself or your life, you must first accept, with your whole being, yourself and your life exactly as it is in this moment…only then will you ALLOW change and healing to occur. The reason for this is an energetic one. Change follows acceptance because acceptance allows energy to flow freely. Non acceptance stops the free flow of energy. Change requires a lot of free flowing energy, so we are talking about simple quantum physics here.

So, I am hung up on ACCEPTANCE of what is, because I love change.

In so much gratitude for you allowing me to share my perspective,
Lara

This often-asked question came to me again recently…

Lara, do you have a meditation practice?

No, I do not have a practice, as such, that is separate from other things that I do. I used to be one of those people that could barely sit still, so getting me to sit in meditation for even 5 minutes was as challenging as getting a macho man to wear pink. I gave up even trying. It was only when I reflected on what meditation truly is, that I found the way I could reach that state in a way that worked for me. The definition of true meditation is simply to be fully present.
So I realised that whether I was driving or eating or playing with my kittens, as long as I was fully present in that moment, with that activity, and only that activity, I was in meditation. So instead of practicing meditation, I began to practice being fully present in everything I do.
According to this definition, meditation is now an intrinsic part of my day and my life, I cannot separate it from anything that I do anymore….and being fully present in all things has totally transformed my life, in every way.
As with everything, there is no right way, there is no wrong way…..you need to find the way that works for you.

With Aloha,
Lara