Why You Need to Stop Being at War with Reality

Stop fighting life: adapt as water does

Stop fighting life: adapt as water does

Are we avoiding reality?— Pic by Joao Tzanno

“Whatever you resist you become. If you resist anger, you are always angry. If you resist sadness, you are always sad. If you resist suffering, you are always suffering. If you resist confusion, you are always confused.” — Adyashanti

I’ve written many articles to challenge your daily behaviors, from developing a learning mind, or saying ‘no’ more often, to encourage you to learn from the people you hate.

There’s a common thread across those challenges: our (in)ability to deal with reality.

That’s the biggest behavior we must battle.

Most of us refuse to see reality as is, acting as if reality is ignoring us.

When things didn’t go as expected, you feel disappointed. And you fight back. You resist reality, trying to get attention. But things won’t change because you can’t accept them. You are not that important.

Being at war with reality will only turn you into a casualty.

Stop fighting what you don’t know, what…