Acceptance

[jango]

Things are the way they are. You are the person you are. You life is the way it is. You can either accept these things, or make yourself miserable about them.

There are no doubt many things you think you should have done, and many other things you wish you had not done. Accept these things. You cannot change them by pretending they did or didn't happen.

Take a deep breath. Relax. Accept the person you are. Accept the people and the world around you.

Acceptance doesn't mean being passive. If there's something you want to change, then take action to change it. Acceptance doesn't mean that you approve of or support something. It just means that you see it for what it is. That you don't deceive yourself about it.

Acceptance will help you to see clearly, to learn and to grow. Think of a baby learning to walk. When he stumbles and falls, he doesn't get depressed, or paranoid, or embarrassed, or angry. He doesn't develop a guilt complex, or ulcers, or high blood pressure. He doesn't try to pretend like the fall didn't happen. He simply pulls himself up on the nearest supporting object. He enthusiastically tries again, accepting the fact that he'll have to fall many times before learning to walk. In an environment of acceptance, true learning and growth takes place.

Bring peace, patience, learning and accomplishment to your life by practicing acceptance.

[jango]

"I am what I am"
-- Popeye

[jango]

Resentment only wastes your energy and keeps your creativity suppressed. Instead of resenting what has happened, accept what is, and you put yourself in a position to do something about it.

You do not always get the results you desire, and conditions are not always what you would like for them to be. Yet you can always accept where you are and then move on ahead.

In fact, the fastest way to move forward is to be realistic about where you are. Accept and acknowledge what you have to work with, and you'll begin to see plenty of positive possibilities.

Acceptance of what is does not mean that you're giving in or giving up on where you can go. In fact, by fully accepting where you are, you enable yourself to make positive use of everything available to you.

By accepting what is, you can make positive use of the triumphs and the disappointments. By letting go of your resentment and anger for what has been, you can put all your focus on the best of what can be.

Stop fighting the battles that are already over. Accept what is, and you've already begun to win.