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Jess, The Creator's avatar

One sentence that stayed with me while writing this:

Acceptance is not giving up. It's choosing to begin from reality.

David B Younger's avatar

Highly recommend Tara Brach’s book called Radical Acceptance ❤️

Jess, The Creator's avatar

thank you so much for the book recommendation, David!

I'm going to look into it!!

Lynn J. Broderick's avatar

I second that! Also Ram Dass’s book “Still Here” about embracing aging and death. Something I’ve been thinking about a lot more since losing my parents and noticing changes in my own 61 year old body and mind.

David B Younger's avatar

Yes! Ram Dass is my favorite, Lynn. I absolutely love the Becoming Nobody talks. They’re on audible.com if you haven’t heard them.

Lynn J. Broderick's avatar

Thanks for that, David. I will definitely check those out.

Harriett Seager's avatar

This is such an important practice, thanks for sharing!

Jess, The Creator's avatar

of course, Harriett! no problem!

Lynn J. Broderick's avatar

Great post, Jess. I’ve been working on accepting quite a few things lately and reading this was truly helpful.

Jess, The Creator's avatar

thank you so much, Lynn! I'm honored my work was able to help you. I'm working on accepting some things as well so writing the article was very helpful for me too.

Michael Wallace's avatar

The more you practice accepting reality, the less energy you spend resisting it.

Jess, The Creator's avatar

thats true, Michael. and the extra energy you have now have once you've practiced acceptance the more energy you have for creativity!

Melanie Goodman's avatar

Radical acceptance is a powerful tool for personal growth. It helps us face reality without denial. Embracing what is true allows for healing and moving forward.

Human Potential & Resilience's avatar

That’s an important shift, that’s it’s not necessarily ok, but it’s accepted as what is real now

Melanie Goodman's avatar

This caught me somewhere I wasn’t expecting today, Jess, that bit about negotiating with a version of reality that never happened. I think it’s the returning to the same thought that gets me most, how persistent that loop can be before you even notice you’re in it.

Kirsten Mau's avatar

Very useful, practical post. I have been working on this - esp. as navigate my mom’s lifetime of stuff- but sometimes easier said than done!

Bob Van Oosterhout's avatar

Acceptance is much easier when body, mind, and emotions are in Balance.

Physical Balance stops the build up of tension that keeps pulling our mind toward past or potential threats. Increasing tension also numbs our emotions and makes us more reactive when they do arise.

Mental Balance allows us to see where our thoughts are leading us and redirect them toward something more helpful.

Emotional Balance allows our emotions to be a clear response to the moment without triggering feelings from past events that may cloud our thinking and color our vision.

Melanie Goodman's avatar

Such a powerful reminder about acceptance. It’s amazing how much energy we waste fighting what is true. What’s one reality you’ve learned to accept recently?