“Acceptance” in Mindfulness Writing

Acceptance is not the same as approval.

Acceptance does not mean consenting to suffering.

Just because something is “real,” I don’t have to like it, approve it, or leave it as it is. Acceptance is a valuable experience. It allows me to understand what is true right now. With this, I can then formulate a course of action if necessary.

Acceptance is:

• The opposite of denial.
• Nonjudgement.
• Not actively fighting reality.
• Validating the way I feel.
• Recognizing the way I feel as a passing experience.
• Being aware of what is real and factual. (And separating this from thoughts and feelings about it.)
• Knowing whatever is true right now is okay because it ALREADY IS. (It is fruitless to try to change reality.)