Quotes About Acceptance

There's an old story of two clerics arguing about how to do God's work. In the spirit of conciliation, one finally says to the other, "You and I see things differently, and that's okay. We don't need to agree. You can do God's work your way, and I'll do God's work His way.

For many people, realizing that they don't have to agree brings a sense of great liberation, relief, and empowerment.

It is a fundamental rule: feelings crave acknowledgment

I am who I am because somebody loved me.

Fluir significa aceptar que nadie más que uno mismo es el responsable de lo que nos pasa, aceptar que lo que acontece es siempre un reflejo de nosotros mismos y una oportunidad para crecer. Crecer significa acercarse a lo que verdaderamente somos y esto es la totalidad en la que todo lo que sucede acontece dentro. En esta condición no existe lo externo sino solamente uno mismo.

Aceptar no significa conformarse. Se acepta para permitir que la información, tal cual es, sin distorsiones, pueda ser codificada, elaborada y transformada. La única forma de depurar un proceso es aceptándolo, primero, y esto es válido también, sobre todo, para el procesamiento cerebral de la información y para el logro de una unificación adecuada de la misma.

You can't change what you don't acknowledge.

You can't change other people or (some) conditions; you can change only your reactions to them.

If emotional pain or problems have cropped up in your life, you must insist on getting closure. Closure means you don't carry the problem or the pain. You address the issue, then you slam shut the book and put it away.

The Neimoidian gave a long, gurgling sigh. "You're right, Des. The decision is made. Grim fate and ill fortune have conspired against you. It's not like sabacc; you can't fold a bad hand. In life you just play the cards you're dealt.

They believe that all beings, regardless of species or gender, are created equal. Surely you can understand that." It was more a statement than a question, but Des answered anyway. "But all beings aren't really equal, are they? I mean, some are smarter, or stronger Ã¢â'¬Â¦ or better at cards.

something doesn't feel true to you, then of course don't accept it. But I believe this is as close as I can get to the truth, and I offer it to you. Remember, I had to translate the geometrical and hieroglyphic images of Thoth into English. Something is bound to get lost, but I do feel it is close enough to trigger your memories.

What feels like a family to those on the inside can feel like a clique to those on the outside.

Whenever we try to be perfect, behind any noble purposes we have lies our desperate need to be accepted. It is this same unexpressed need that most often drives us to take on too much. In trying to be perfect we worked on the quality of our activities: Was that good or clever enough? Did I impress them with how well I did that? In taking on too much, we stress the quantity of what we do: Have I done enough? Perhaps if I do just one more thing they will be compelled to like me.

Per tutti i mali ci sono due rimedi, il tempo e il silenzio

True humility is the willingness to allow others to help judge our leanings, leadings and revelations.

Because we are limited in our knowledge, even the sanest of us are slightly insane. Our limitations are a kind of madness, and we can only choose to deny we are mad, and so descend into a dark spiral of total insanity, or accept we are mad and embark on a quest to regain our true and wholesome sanity

Relax and give the play a chance to strut its stuff—relax, stop wondering what it's all 'about'—like many strange and familiar things, Life included, this Play isn't 'about,' it simply is. Don't try to enjoy it, let it try to enjoy you. Don't try to understand it, let it try to understand you.

How do you like your blue-eyed boy Mr Death?

Ask him where black gay and lesbian people go who believe in God with all their heart when we're not welcome in our churches. Not only in Denver and Atlanta, but all over this country. Ask him where we go to be nurtured and express our faith. Where do we go for forgiveness?

It is fate that I am here,' George persisted, 'but you can call it Italy if it makes you less unhappy.

By the side of the everlasting Why there is a Yes--a transitory Yes if you like, but a Yes.

let it go -- the smashed word broken open vow or the oath cracked length wise -- let it go it was sworn to go let them go -- the truthful liars and the false fair friends and the boths and neithers -- you must let them go they were born to go let all go -- the big small middling tall bigger really the biggest and all things -- let all go dear so comes love

since the thing perhaps is to eat flowers and not to be afraid