Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Practicing Acceptance



So much of my irritation and frustration with others is connected to my own inability to forgive myself.  I so easily can see in others what I refuse to see in myself.  Today, I choose to practice radical acceptance; acceptance of my own perceived failures and mistakes, acceptance of my reactivity and poor judgments, acceptance of what others have done and my hurt over what I assume to be intended injury.  I realize that most of us are trying to do the best we can and very few people actually have hurt me on purpose.  I choose to accept the feelings and needs I have, even those that are hard to acknowledge.  I value authenticity and its impossible to foster it without acceptance of myself. 
May this day be filled with moments of consciously choosing to accept and forgive.

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