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I was at the New York-ish convergence and Larry Seyer spoke about acceptance and there were some questions in the audience about how far do you go with this concept? If there is a pedophile do you just simply shrug your shoulders and say "Ok, I accept you and forgive you?"

I spoke about how everything here is free will and voluntary and that contracts or agreements are made beforehand to have these experiences. I thought about it on the way home and would like to expand on the topic.

I view these events as invitations to join a negative or fear based vibration level. Anger, hate, disgust, etc are all fear based. When you have no skin in the game so to speak, this is just, say, an event that you've heard through a friend or in the news, it's important not to accept that invitation. That is what Larry was talking about - you simply accept that this event happened to serve some purpose and you move on. Leave it neutral.

Now if you're involved in some way it is important to set boundaries. You don't have to just accept and watch as your child, or any child is being molested in front of you. Boundaries are important lessons to learn and to not establish and maintain boundaries and just allow someone to walk over you is not helping them. So you deal with the situation that is in front of you in the now but you also accept what has happened and forgive that person after.

Do not hold onto anger, fear, animosity, disgust, etc. Do not judge that person. Sure, we have all agreed to a justice system and that person will be tried based on the facts but that is not for you to judge guilt or innocence. And when you do have to judge someone, say on jury duty, remember that it's only in the context of the illusion and whatever event transpired was likely pre-arranged and agreed to before this life.

It's a different way of thinking and for some it may take some getting used to. Everything in our lives is neutral until we give it meaning. You have the absolute choice in what meaning you give it and there is no reason to take some event that doesn't affect you and create negative emotions surrounding it. Just accept that it happened and move on.

This goes with everything. For example, on my way home, still 50 miles away, my motorcycle broke down. I didn't get angry or upset. I just accepted that for some reason that I may never know, it happened. Or maybe there is no reason, but bottom line getting angry, upset, fearful, etc would be unproductive. I happened to have just enough tools with me to make a temporary repair and it held together long enough to get me home.

I hope this finds those that it can help and those that have trouble judging people or events. Simply accept that there is a reason for the event, even if you will never know why.

Peace and love,
David