Acceptance

As one day ends
  another approaches.
Embrace all the comes your way
  with open arms and an open heart.
Accept everything graciously
  that is offered to you.

The desire to be perfect in an imperfect world
  is what drives us to keep trying.
There is work that still needs to be done
  even when we feel that we have done all we could.
In retrospect, what we believe is perfection
  is far from it in another's eyes.

Moments of boredom
  are moments we forget the enjoyment of learning.
What appears stagnant on the surface
  has tides and currents that keep moving.
Never seen
  but can be felt.

As we toss the pebble in the calm waters
  it's echoes of movement stretch far and wide.
Life is not contained in a box
  and is not contained by the walls that shelter us.
Our existence is ever moving forward
  touching the lives of others, stretching far and wide.

Undeniable forces guide us
  to make choices in what is right.
Accept the twists and turns in life
  for that we can say we have one to live.
Good, bad or indifferent
  it is a result to experience and remember.

Each breath we take
  makes us stronger.
Strength is not measured
  by what we can lift, but by what we can carry.
The burdens of life
  are the weights we carry.

~The undesirable words we hear.
~The cruel actions of another.
~The moments of loneliness.
~Fighting for what is right and still losing the battle.

As a phoenix rises from the ashes
  we overcome the devastation.
The sun will shine again upon our faces,
  a new day is upon us.
May today be a day filled with love, hope,
  and acceptance.

Peace :)