All About Acceptance

All About Acceptance

Acceptance is the inner realization that all is well despite outward appearances.

All problems are arguments with reality.

Happiness doesn’t come from getting what I want – it comes from wanting what I already have.

Serenity isn’t freedom from the storm; it is peace within the storm.

Acceptance is Not Arguing with Reality.

Acceptance is an act of courage.

Acceptance lies at the center of my recovery – it is the foundational core of the Serenity Prayer: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.”

The English Oxford Dictionary defines “acceptance” as willingness to tolerate a difficult situation – I can make the choice to accept life on life’s terms so that I cease to suffer from my need for anything to be different from how it actually is!

Acceptance requires that I break through my denial (of the problem or situation) so I can begin to source the solution.

Ultimately, when you truly accept something, you undergo a transformation – the structures of your brain literally change – new neurons and networks are formed; you literally physically transform!

Accepting the past allows you to write a new future.

Acceptance is THE critical stepping stone to a better life.

Acceptance is the answer… AA Big Book, p.417

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