Accept humbly:
-Marcus Aurelius
let go easily.
How often do you beat yourself up for what you have said, done, or even thought? I know I was guilty of this bad habit for far too long. I still slip and falter on occasion these days, but I am improving well in this area each day. It is a nice feeling that I happily welcome. The previous bar of expectation that I kept setting for myself accepted nothing short of flawless perfection. What an immature, unrealistic extreme; it feels a bit silly to admit. Conversely, I feel very proud of my improvement. I can almost laugh at the ridiculousness of my past self now. Acceptance allows me to move forward (better); it opens my life up to more; I no longer feel backed into a corner, thinking there is only one possible future.
Your emotions are natural. All of them.
-Jay Shetty
So don’t judge your negative feelings, since that only exacerbates them. Accept them instead.
Healing begins with the open, compassionate acknowledgement of these unpleasant aspects of our lives.
-Sharon Salzberg
We all have character flaws; we all have scrapes and scratches, literal and metaphorical. The beauty is that we can accept all that and plan a path forward. We can chart a way to work on being our best selves. Give yourself grace. Be realistic that you will still fail on occasion; accept those failures as lessons to learn more. Let them teach you new ways in order to continue growing and improving. Step beyond any corner; see more all around.
Accept right now that you are magnificent. Being your real, true, authentic self is what’s most awesome about you.
-Gabby Bernstein
As you accept yourself more, you feel more love. You reconnect with yourself more, acknowledging what works well and what could work better; you explore hidden depths within yourself, uncovering and unlocking your potential to spread even more love. Accepting more also means you can judge less. What if everyone is trying their best? Perhaps that is a concept that we have no choice but to radically accept as a precept.
Acceptance is simply love in practice.
-Abhijit Naskar
When you love, you accept.
When you lack love, you judge.
Will you accept control of your life for what actions and behaviors rest within your lane? It does not matter what you have or have not done in the past. Right here, and right now, accept the choice to redefine yourself. Show yourself your best self. Do the next best thing, each and every time. The future starts now. And now. And now. And now :)
You don’t need to earn your awakening;
-Jessica Graham
you just need to put both feet in and remember to wake up. Now.
And now.
And now.
Perchance
Acceptance
Benevolence
Maybe it is wise. Maybe it is dumb. Time will tell.