Radical acceptance quotes

Radical acceptance means that you have stopped fighting with reality and throwing fits about what has happened. You have decided to acknowledge

One of the most powerful things we have learned through participating in and now leading a Family Connections program is the concept of radical acceptance. It is an approach that can take one from powerless suffering to building a happy life despite pain. Developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, radical acceptance has three simple (haha!) steps: Accept reality for what it is. Things are the way they are for a reason. Life can still be worth living. These steps are not linear (you'll likely revisit…

Are you feeling a little stuck in life? The technique of “radical acceptance” could be the secret to help you sail through life smoothly. According to one of the world’s meditation leaders Tara Brach, radical

Radical acceptance is an active process, one that must be practiced consciously and regularly to quiet your inner critic. When you create a compassionate space for your entire spectrum of experience, your inner critic grows quiet. What's more, self-compassion is the first step to embracing others' differences in a truly accepting manner.

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#2: “We may want to love other people without holding back, to feel authentic, to breathe in the beauty around us, to dance and sing. Yet each day we listen to inner voices that keep our life small.” #3: “Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.”