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“I realized that it’s insane to oppose it. When I argue with reality, I lose—but only 100% of the time.” Katie also tells us: “How do I know that the wind should blow? It’s blowing!”
Whatever has happened has happened. Arguing with that reality makes no sense. It is what it is. The Stoics said the same thing. So, for the record, did every wise person ever.
Whatever is, IS. We want to accept the facts of our current reality—no matter how much we may dislike them. Then… By eliminating our resistance, we’ve eliminated our unnecessary suffering and we’re in a MUCH better place to take effective action.
Here’s how Butterworth puts it in Discover the Power Within You: “When Jesus says ‘Blessed are the meek,’ He doesn’t mean a surrender to people but to God. The best conductor of electricity is the substance that is least resistant to the flow of the electric current. Likewise, the best conductor of divine power is the person who is nonresistant to the flow of divine power. This attitude comes from a conviction that God is always the answer to human needs, and a willingness to submit wholeheartedly to the flow of the Spirit in and through us.”
Steve Chandler shares yet another slight tweak on the translation of praeis. He tells us it means something closer to “disciplined.” Enter: “Blessed are the tamed and disciplined: for they shall inherit the earth.”
