In reflecting and selecting my word for 2023, “Acceptance” felt like a natural choice.
Accepting and meeting others where they are at.
Accepting and loving myself as I am.
Accepting a difficult reality.
Accepting a challenge.
Accepting help.
Accepting praise, feedback, and different points of view.
Accepting new opportunities. Deciding what one cannot - and will not - accept.
Acceptance isn’t about giving up, or surrendering. It’s about getting perspective, and making a decision that is best for you at that time.
Acceptance supports us in making good choices. When we get thrown a curveball, it helps us move forward towards new goals instead of getting stuck in muck of regret or disappointment.
The longer I live, the more I’ve come to accept that things rarely go the way
we imagine. While we may get blown off course from time to time, we may also
end up somewhere
more beautiful than we dared to dream.
"I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community."
~~ Lady Gaga
~~ Lady Gaga
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| Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia 2008 |
