The Practice of Acceptance

We have the power of acceptance to help us improve every facet of our lives if we are willing to listen, learn, and grow. The Practice of Acceptance     Many people believe accepting something means that we endorse or condone certain situations or actions. In truth, acceptance means we are acknowledging the way things are and that we are not living in denial. When we let in the truth, we are better prepared to make changes and adjustments to our futures. Instead of remaining stuck and resisting action, we make way for new thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Practicing acceptance toward people, new ideas, life paths, and challenges help us to evolve into more thoughtful and mature people. We never have to accept our past selves as our future selves when we can evolve and accept new adventures in our lives. In these actions, we realize that embracing a situation does not define the end result. We still have choices. Acceptance also means to love and honor ourselves for our flaws as well as our talents. To accept our past mistakes and to have gratitude for what we’ve learned. We learn to accept that we are not perfect but fabulously interesting if we choose to be. What we thought we wanted to be or do in life becomes something else entirely if we remember to dream and create. We also have to accept our gifts and attributes to share them with others. The fear of rejection is usually greater than the actual rejection itself. If we know we intend to succeed and thrive, accepting defeat sometimes is also part of the deal. It allows us the grace to move forward, many times with newly improved insight and skills. Criticism can be a great tool for greatness as it reminds us,…

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