ACCEPTANCE IS NOT THE SAME THING AS GIVING UP
Acceptance. This word has been popping up lately and it's powerful. Acceptance can be confused with resignation or giving up, and let me assure you: it is not that. Something magical happens when we reach a true acceptance of ourselves right here in the present moment. Our energy shifts away from that fearful, desperate longing for things to be other than they are and turns into an expansive love. There's a sneaky message in that grasping for change that says "I have to be di