ACCEPTANCE
“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened.”
-Shannon L. Alder
By definition acceptance is consenting to receive or to undertake something offered.
For the purpose of this course I am referring to the acceptance of ourselves and our lives as they are at this moment in time. We cannot make changes if we are not truly looking at what IS and accepting it, as it is now. The door to self acceptance must be opened to let in self love.
Acceptance
THE VOW
Do you accept YOU, as you have been, as you are now? I am offering you the work of loving yourself. Taking action by beginning to care for yourself in an impeccable way to begin. Stand by your side from this point forward, for as long as you shall live. Sound like a vow? This is a vow, a covenant to you. Are you willing to promise to respect and honor and love yourself, to the best of your ability so long as you shall live? I find it interesting that we honor these vows until death (or divorce) with others on the daily. Let’s do this for ourselves. What might your life look like if you were willing to make such a vow to unto yourself?
REPEAT AFTER ME
I love you.
I will never leave you again.
You are beautiful.
You are worthy.
Do you see that these are the words that your soul has been thirsty for all this time?
I am inviting you to accept all of the information you have collected about yourself. I am asking you to accept the truth of what has already taken place. Are you willing to accept the fact that what is done is done? Are you willing to accept that you have made choices prior to this moment that perhaps haven’t been supporting an environment for you to freely and authentically love yourself? Can you accept that what has already taken place is now behind you. You no longer need to hang out back there. It is behind you. In your past. It’s done. Finished. Good riddance! Bye-bye! There is absolutely nothing you can do to change your past, nothing. All the power within you happens in the present moment. This moment. Harness your energy for living in the now!
Acceptance is the opposite of resistance. It is said that “what we resist, persists” taking this one step forward “what we accept, rests.” When we release our resistance to something we can arrive at peace.
If this is a tough one for you, and you can’t accept yourself as you are… would you at least be willing to be willing? It’s like getting ready to be ready. Would you consider it? Lean in to it. You might be surprised at what awaits you.