We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. -Carl G. Jung



Heroes know that there is no going back.

Heroes know that there is no going back. -Dr. Patrick Carnes



Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance. -Denis D Rougamont



It is essential to surround yourself with a community of open hands who believe in you more than you believe in yourself.

It is essential to surround yourself with a community of open hands who believe in you more than you believe in yourself. -Dr. Patrick Carnes



I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. -Aldous Huxley



If we are too busy, if we are carried away everyday by our projects, our uncertainty, our craving, how can we have the time to stop and look deeply into the situation – our own situation, the situation of our beloved one, the situation of our family and of our community, and the situation of our nation and of the other nations?

If we are too busy, if we are carried away everyday by our projects, our uncertainty, our craving, how can we have the time to stop and look deeply into the situation – our own situation, the situation of our beloved one, the situation of our family and of our community, and the situation of our nation and of the other nations? -Thich Nhat Nanh



The quickest way to change your attitude toward pain is to accept the fact that everything that happens to us has been designed for our spiritual growth.

The quickest way to change your attitude toward pain is to accept the fact that everything that happens to us has been designed for our spiritual growth. -M. Scott



Courage goes well beyond extraordinary one-time acts of heroism. Rather, small daily acts of courage allow us greater control over our daily lives and have a profound impact on our ability to live our values while attending our personal and professional goals.

Courage goes well beyond extraordinary one-time acts of heroism. Rather, small daily acts of courage allow us greater control over our daily lives and have a profound impact on our ability to live our values while attending our personal and professional goals. -Robert E. Staub II



Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. -Joanne Kathleen Rowling



You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi



We wait all these years to find someone who understands us, I thought, someone who accepts us as we are someone with a wizard’s power to melt stone to sunlight, who can bring us happiness in spite of trials, who can face the dragons in the night, who can transform us into the soul we choose to be. Just yesterday I found that magical Someone in the face we see in the mirror: It’s us and our homemade masks.

We wait all these years to find someone who understands us, I thought, someone who accepts us as we are someone with a wizard’s power to melt stone to sunlight, who can bring us happiness in spite of trials, who can face the dragons in the night, who can transform us into the soul we choose to be. Just yesterday I found that magical Someone in the face we see in the mirror: It’s us and our homemade masks. -Richard Bach



Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. -William James



Mental health is a commitment to reality at any cost.

Mental health is a commitment to reality at any cost. -M. Scott Peck



Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary it means accepting it as it comes... To accept is to say yes to life in its entirety.

Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary it means accepting it as it comes… To accept is to say yes to life in its entirety. -Paul Tournier