We struggle with the word acceptance, especially when it comes to the things we REALLY want to change. We think acceptance means that we’re giving up; that nothing will change if we accept it.
Here I share with you why this stance actually keeps us stuck and what exactly does it mean to move towards acceptance. Let me show you the doorway to massive transformation.
Over the past two weeks we’ve explored how we approach most things in life as a boxing match between two opposites.
In one corner: Fighting/fixing it
In the opposite corner: Settling/tolerating/putting-up-with it
These are the opposite sides of the same coin: Resistance to what is.
As you may have noticed, I’ve lately been on a theme of reflecting about my attitudes about my body. I know I am not alone in having a love-hate relationship with my body; so given that I am in a helper/healer role, I aspire that some of my insights and experience will be helpful to you as well.
This week I had an opportunity to step into deeper acceptance and even embracing of some of the imperfections of my body.