Acceptance has been called the first "law" of Spirit - and for good reason. If you can accept what is, there is no conflict in life. There are no problems. There is no story. Accepting a situation, just as it is, closes the gap between what should be and what is.

Much of the trick of keeping free and clear of karmic relationships with yourself has to do with attitude. There are very few things within our world that are inherently "good" or "bad," except as we label them. If you are to stay free and clear, it becomes important to place out as few judgments as possible, to maintain as neutral an attitude as possible.

We can always come up with good reasons for our behavior: we need the money, our families expect it, we owe it to society, and so on. Our stories and reasons and excuses are always "perfect" - and so are everybody else's. When someone does something you don't like, you can be sure they have a perfect explanation for it, just as you do for your own behavior.

John-Roger made a distinction that will is with God, and God's Will is done. We are all favored as God's Will is done in an absolute perfection.

The first law of Spirit is trust in God which means acceptance. Faith in God is in acceptance. Go towards acceptance with all you've got. Maybe you are in process right now of getting to acceptance. So keep trust in God and acceptance as your intention.

It doesn't work to try to change anyone's beliefs because if a person wants to change, they will do it alone - from inside themselves.

It is important to learn to accept and work with whatever is going on in your life, without placing out too much in the way of judgments or self-recriminations. When you accept, it is easy because accepting is not resisting; it is letting things pass through and saying, "Thank you, Lord, for another wonderful day." When you can do this, it becomes so much easier to break free from the karma.

The process of self-awareness takes great courage, and it starts with accepting and loving yourself unconditionally.

In time, you can integrate the spiritual and physical worlds. The experiences you have on the spiritual levels, from the colors to the sounds, can be used as a strengthening frame of reference while dealing on the physical level. A guideline that works for both levels is acceptance.

When you understand how the law of karma works, you may find yourself being even more accepting, forgiving, and loving. And when it is in your power to ease another's pain, do that. This would be with the people directly in your life, and the people you are around.