“Buddha was speaking in a village square one day, when one of the inhabitants started to abuse him. Buddha paused and said to the man, "If you offer me a piece of paper and I refuse to accept it, what happens to the paper?" "Why, it stays with me, of course," the villager replied. Buddha smiled gently, "And that is exactly what I am doing with your abuse," he said. "I am not accepting it, therefore it stays with you."” IfsMenSaidWisdomHappensCoursesAcceptingPiecesHe ManOne DayOffersPaperAbuseRefuseVillageSquaresStay With Me Author:Gautama Buddha
“If we start worrying whether our nose is too big or too small, we should think, “What if I had no head? - now that would be a problem!” As long as we have life, we should rejoice. If everything doesn't go exactly as we'd like, we can accept it. If we contemplate impermanence deeply, patience and compassion will arise. We will hold less to the apparent truth of our experience, and the mind will become more flexible. Realizing that one day this body will be buried or burned, we will rejoice in every moment we have rather than make ourselves or others unhappy.” IfsThinkingShouldMindLongMomentsProblemBodyBigsWould BeRealizingCompassionAcceptingWorryOne DayUnhappyAriseNosesWhat IfBuriedRejoiceContemplatingBurnedFlexibleImpermanence Author:Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
“[My best tip for overcoming depression is] to regard it as being like the weather. It's not your responsibility that it's raining, but it is real when it rains, and the fact that it's raining does not mean that the rain is never going to stop. The only thing to do is to believe that, one day, it won't be raining and accept it so you can find a mental umbrella to shield yourself from the worst. The sun will eventually come up.” BelieveMeanDoeRealFactsResponsibilityAcceptingSunWorstOne DayRainOvercomingRegardCome UpWeatherThings To DoShieldsUmbrellaOvercoming Depression Author:Stephen Fry
“It is difficult to look at any newborn baby and accept that he or she will necessarily encounter pain, challenges, disappointments, and hardships in life. Yet even the Savior needed to "go forth, suffering pains and afflictions . . . of every kind" (Alma 7:11), the only difference being that Jesus, though tempted, did not sin (Hebrews 4:15; see also D&C 45:4). Even harder to comprehend, however, was how that precious Babe of Bethlehem, whose birth we celebrate each Christmas, would one day bear the weight not only of our sins but also all our infirmities.” LooksKindPainSufferingJesusDifficultChallengesDifferencesSinAcceptingBabyBearsBirthNeededOne DayWeightHarderDisappointmentCelebrateEncountersHardshipSaviorAfflictionTemptedBabeHebrewNewbornInfirmityBethlehemNewborn BabySuffering Pain Author:Eric D. Huntsman
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Grant me the patience with changes that take time, appreciation of all that I have, tolerance of those with different struggles, and the strength to get up and try again, one day at a time.” KnowsTryingI CanDifferentDifferencesAcceptingStruggleOne DayAppreciationToleranceGet UpGrantsSerenityTake TimeTry AgainOne Day At A TimeCourage To ChangeWisdom To Know The Difference Author:Reinhold Niebuhr
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him forever in the next. Amen.” IfsKnowsWorldInspirationalMayI CanMomentsNextEnjoyDifferencesAcceptingCourageForeverOne DayAll ThingsSurrenderThis LifeGrantsHardshipSerenityPathwaysAmenOne Day At A TimeAccepting ChangeCourage To ChangePeace And SerenityLiving One Day At A TimeTake It One Day At A TimePrayer Changes ThingsAccepting ThingsHappy With HimAccepting GodWisdom To Know The DifferenceSinful World Author:Reinhold Niebuhr
“I'm convinced true fulfillment is living in God's world one day at a time, savoring it, leaving today's disapointments behind and borrowing no troubles from tomorrow. It's done not only by accepting life, fever, and things that go bump in the night, but also by cultivating love and new and old friendships, and especially by finding a new work or project that makes it exciting just to get up in the morning.” WorldDoneTodayNightBehindsAcceptingMorningTroubleTomorrowOne DayFindingsProjectsExcitingLeavingConvincedGet UpFulfillmentFeverBumpsBorrowingCultivatingOne Day At A TimeSavoringNew WorkAccepting LifeOld Friendship Author:Olive Ann Burns
“When you have dogs, you witness their uncomplaining acceptance of suffering, their bright desire to make the most of life in spite of the limitations of age and disease, their calm awareness of the approaching end when their final hours come. They accept death with a grace that I hope I will one day be brave enough to muster.” EndsEnoughAgeDesireSufferingHoursAcceptingGraceAwarenessDogAcceptanceOne DayDiseaseBraveFinalsCalmWitnessLimitationSpiteBe BraveMuster Author:Dean Koontz