Acceptance is the ability to allow people, circumstances, and situations to just be as they are.

It’s a conscious choice to not resist the experiences of our lives, but rather to permit them to be as they are and to simply flow with what’s happening.

Let’s talk about acceptance in life.

The Art Of Acceptance

What Is The Secret To Acceptance?

Acceptance means facing reality as it is without trying to change or control it.

It takes continued effort and patience, and it’s more of a practice than something we achieve immediately.

When we practice acceptance, we’re able to decrease negative thoughts and worry.

What Is True Acceptance?

Acceptance is the ability to feel the full range of our thoughts and emotions without needlessly avoiding or clinging to them. This is often easier said than done, but just like any other skill, we can get better at it with practice.

Why Is Acceptance Of Our Feelings So Powerful?

Accepting our feelings can help us to know ourselves better.

Without accepting our feelings, we essentially cut ourselves off from our emotional mind, which together with our rational mind, help us to make healthy decisions.

How Do You Practice The Art Of Acceptance?

• Let go of all the things you can’t change.
• Embrace what makes you unique.
• Celebrate your accomplishments.
• Think positively.

What Is The Stoic Art Of Acceptance?

With Stoicism, acceptance isn’t about surrendering to life’s misfortunes. Rather, it’s about finding the strength to resist arguing about how things should be and to instead accept them as they are.

Once we do this, we can very likely use the problem or challenge to our benefit.

What Is Mastering Acceptance?

If we want to live a peaceful life, we need to master the art of acceptance.

Accepting pain causes less suffering than struggling vainly against it.  Desiring something which is out of our control always causes more pain than accepting the same.

Why Do I Struggle With Acceptance?

Many of us have a hard time accepting situations because we may feel as though acceptance is the same thing as being in agreement with what happened.

In other cases, people may simply not want to acknowledge the pain that would come with acceptance.

How Do I Accept Things I Cannot Change?

• Notice when you’re fighting against the reality of a situation.
• Remind yourself that you can’t change what has already occurred.
• Embrace your feelings.
• Relax your body.
• Know that it will take practice.

Is Acceptance A State Of Mind?

Self-acceptance is a state of mind that helps us accept ourselves for who we are. It means accepting our habits, abilities, and appearance.

How Do You Overcome Lack Of Acceptance?

To achieve self-acceptance, we must learn to accept the parts of ourselves we consider negative or undesirable.

It’s also important to acknowledge and celebrate our positive qualities and achievements.

Reviewing our goals and our progress on them reminds us of our strengths.

What Does Taoism Say About Acceptance?

In Taoist philosophy it can be said to fully accept whatever the current moment brings, that we are to give ourselves fully to reality. Admit our own faults and mistakes, because ultimately, they might be our greatest sources of strength.

Final Thoughts

We must accept reality for what it is sometimes.  There have been countless situations in life where I wished things had worked out differently. 

But they didn’t.  So why spend so much emotional capital thinking about what could have been?

It makes no rational sense.

Likewise, if there are certain situations in our lives out of our control, that is just the reality of the situation. 

If something is within our own control, then it’s time to formulate a plan and get to work.  If not, then acceptance is the only rational way forward, and worrying is often beyond pointless.

When it comes to our general environment take people and things as they are, without an expectation that the person or thing will change, while hoping they might change.

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Sources and other reading:

The Art Of Acceptance

Is Perfectionism Healthy?

How To Embrace Aging

Dealing With Our Childhood Issues

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