One of the central tenets of Buddhism is known as The Noble Eight Fold Path.
Right View
Right Resolve
Right Speech
RIght Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
For this week's dharma sharing I thought I would focus on the sixth of the eight -- Right Effort. Endeavoring to give rise to skillful thoughts, words, and deeds and renouncing unskillful ones. Right effort can be viewed as something akin to the sweet spot between gritted teeth determination and relaxation that veers into daydreaming.
Right effort involves working towards healthy states of mind and body mind as well as learning to have the grace to accept and submit to what cannot be changed. In other words learning to let go of what is unhealthy or unhelpful.