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Finding joy by accepting things that bother Bother Us, by Allison Carmen of Allison Carman.com

Quote, Happiness can exist only in acceptance. George Orwell

The other night, my friend and I went to see a show. It was very crowded in the

theater, so when the show was over, it took a long time to exit. My friend started to get very

uptight about people not walking more quickly and was really bothered. For my part, I really

didn't think much of it. We were talking about the show as we were shuffling out, and I accepted

the slow pace as part of what happens when you go about the show as we were shuffling out, and I accepted the slow pace

as part of what happens when you go to the theater. Part of my mind detached and looked at the

situation. I found it so interesting that we were both having the exact same outer experience,

but such a different inner experience. My friend just wanted to leave the theater, and in her mind, it was wrong

how slowly everyone was walking. But this thought created impatience and frustration on her part.

I'm no Buddhist monk, but I accepted the situation and enjoyed my time talking as we inched out

the door. When I got home, I was a little harsh about my friend as I repeated the

story to my husband. But as I was repeating the story, I was reminded of how I had been in a cab

going to the show earlier that night and there was traffic. I got upset that there was traffic

and that I would be late for the show. Recalling this, I laughed a little. There was

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