“Whatever controls us is our lord. The person who seeks power is controlled by power. The person who seeks acceptance is controlled by acceptance. We do not control ourselves. We are controlled by the lord of our lives.” PersonsLordOur LivesAcceptanceControlledOur LordIdolatryControl Ourselves Author:Rebecca Pippert
“The secret of love is acceptance, acceptance of our finite self, of our life, our birth ... our death.” SelfLove IsSecretOur LivesAcceptanceBirthYogaFiniteBhakti Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“The dignity to be sought in death is the appreciation by others of what one has been in life,... that proceeds from a life well lived and from the acceptance of one's own death as a necessary process of nature.... It is also the recognition that the real event taking place at the end of our life is our death, not the attempts to prevent it.” WellsHas BeensRealEndsWisdomLife IsProcessOur LivesDyingEventsAcceptanceDignityAppreciationRecognitionLife Well Lived Author:Sherwin B. Nuland
“Ours is the one ever-present voice in our lives. Therefore, it is crucial that our self-talk instill confidence within us and is supportive, not submerging, and that our attitudes toward ourselves help keep our spirits afloat through acceptance and trust. We are our own most important and influential buoy.” ImportantSelfHelpingSpiritVoiceAttitudeOur LivesSelf HelpAcceptanceConfidenceCrucialSupportiveInfluentialInstillSelf TalkBuoys Author:Sue Thoele
“Learning to pause is the first step in the practice of Radical Acceptance. A pause is a suspension of activity, a time of temporary disengagement when we are no longer moving toward any goal ... The pause can occur in the midst of almost any activity and can last for an instant, for hours or for seasons of our life ... You might try it now: Stop reading and sit there, doing 'no thing,' and simply notice what you are experiencing.” TryingFirstsMightLastsMovingReadingGoalHoursStepsPracticeOur LivesAcceptanceActivitySeasonsRadicalInstantMidstTemporaryFirst StepsPausesSuspensionRadical AcceptanceDisengagement Author:Tara Brach
“We all get to choose where we set up the stage of our lives - before the Crowds, the Court, the Congregation, the Critics (inner or otherwise)-- or the Cross of Christ. All except One will assess your performance. Only One will accept you before your performance ... Only in Jesus is there 100% acceptance before even 1% performance.” JesusChristAcceptingOur LivesStageAcceptanceCrossesPerformancesCourtCriticsCrowdsCongregation Author:Ann Voskamp
“Don't confuse acceptance with being a naïve or weak person. Acceptance does not mean condoning negative behavior, staying in a bad situation, or not working to improve our life and the world.” WorldMeanPersonsDoeSituationOur LivesAcceptanceBehaviorNegativeWeakStayingBad SituationsNegative Behavior Author:Lee L Jampolsky