Acceptance

o   Acceptance is saying 'yes', here and now.

o   Acceptance means to come to terms with everything as it is, with everyone as they are here and now.

o   Acceptance opens doors; exposes us to the present and its possibilities.

o   To accept is to face the inevitable, the force of gravity, the passage of time, imperfections, mistakes, pain, death. Also, apologies, and gifts.

o   To judge divides us. To criticize distances us. To condemn alienates us. To accept gives us a chance.

o   Full acceptance is without exceptions, without exclusions.

o   Acceptance does not mean to approve or to embrace; it means to face.

o   Acceptance does not mean resignation.