By Leah McClellan
A lot of unhappiness or lack of peace stems from discontent with the way things are.
Surprise, surprise.
Your job sucks. Traffic isn’t budging—again. Your husband forgot it was his turn to cook dinner or your wife forgot it was hers. Your child’s school grades are beyond disappointing, and your long-planned island vacation was so bad it wasn’t worth the hassle it took to get there.
Why not just accept all things as they are and get happy already?
It’s an intriguing idea, but here’s the catch: If we truly accept things as they are unconditionally, the world as we know it will come to a grinding—messy—halt.
If you somehow get happy with a lousy job, you won’t bother to find a more challenging, more interesting, or higher-paying position.
If you simply... More...
