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Acceptance :Key for JOY

acceptancenoun

1. the action of consenting to receive or undertakesomething offered

2. the action or process of being received as

adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted

into a group

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God grant me

to accept the things I cannot change

to change the things I can and

WISDOM

Our serenity (aka Joy level) is directly proportional

to our level of acceptance

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You must learn to let go. Release the stress.

You were never in control anyway.Steve Maraboli

THE WHY

1. It feels better (feeling better = more joy)

2. Change happens from the relaxation response

3. Give back to the planet

When YOU are experiencing more JOY, you are passing that to the

people you come into contact with.

When you complain, you make yourself a victim,

Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it.

All else is madness.

Eckhart Tolle

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Acceptance doesnt mean we have to like it

But we find a way to make peace with what is and

stop fighting it.

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How do we travel into acceptance?

1. Cultivate slowness, connection with Source and

open-mindedness

2. Acceptance = Awareness

We are not in denial, defiance, or distraction

3. We do NOT spiritually bypass

4. There is no rushing this but enthusiastically choosing

to focus on what you DO WANT is very helpful

5. We actively observe and question our thoughts.

6. As we come from a place of curiosity we begin to

ask questions.

7. We ask for help

If is effecting me emotionally or spiritually I dont think Ive accepted it 100%

Rob Freeman

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1.What is something you are struggling with

. It can be a situation, person, or institution. (or things)

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2. What is absolutely true about this

Do NOT minimize alter or deny BUT what is the reality

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3. What am I actually powerless over?

Hint: skin out pretty much

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4. What can I actually do?

Hint: skin in / attitude and actions

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curiousAdjective

1. eager to know or learn something.

Cultivating a sense of curiosity about how we are reacting to situations,

people or problems takes us out of stress response and starts us on

the road to acceptance.

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5. How can I look at this differently?

SURRENDER: to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another

SURRENDER IS THE INTERSECTION

BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND CHANGE.

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6. What are possible ACTIONS I can do that

will help facilitate surrender and

acceptance?