How Do You Come To Acceptance?

If you are anything like me, you will find that coming to an acceptance of certain things is really hard to do. Acceptance can be almost as hard as forgiveness at times.

 This week I have decided to ask,” How do you come to acceptance?” I would like to explore this question to work toward understanding what acceptance is and how to achieve it in every situation I face.

If you are interested in discovering what I discover, join me on the next step of my wondrous journey.

The Facts

According to the dictionary, Acceptance is the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered. 

However, according to Wikipedia, Acceptance in human psychology or a person’s consent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition without attempting to change it or protest it. The concept is close in meaning to acquiescence, derived from the Latin acquiēscere.

In layman’s terms, this means acceptance is when you see things as they are and allow things to be that way without any kind of action or protest.

The Question  

This brings me back to the question, how do you come to acceptance?

There are several things you can do, according to my research on this question, such as:

• Seeing things as they are, is an excellent start. But unfortunately, much of the reason people have such a hard time coming to acceptance is that they are having a hard time seeing things as they really are.

• Understanding that everything has a purpose and all things work together for good, so if something is outside your ability to do anything about it, then there is a reason for why and you should accept it so it can serve its purpose.

• You could try becoming more grounded and detached in your thoughts by doing these seven things.

              1. Focusing only on things that are happening around you in the present

2. Entering into an alert state of physical focus and observation

3. Attempting a simple task without your mind drifting away from it

4. Distracting your focus by going for a brisk walk or having a shower

5. Breathing calmly and deeply, focusing on all the air in your belly

6. Focusing on physically feeling the ground beneath your feet

7. Sensing each major area of your body, one after the other

• Understanding that acceptance is a choice that you will have to decide to act upon. 

(sometimes, doing nothing is the best thing you can do)

• Look for the lesson behind the challenge. Coming to acceptance is rarely ever easy, and in many cases, you are being faced with the challenge because there is something you are meant to be learning from it. Figuring out what that is will help you to stretch and grow as an individual.

My Experience

In my experience, acceptance is hard because I have a point of view on every situation I face. However, I also find that taking no action is really hard for me.

Yet, I have also discovered that fighting every battle I am presented with gets exhausting. It drains my energy which makes it really hard to focus on the things in which my attention is truly needed, so I have to accept that I am one person, and as much as I would like to, I can not take on the whole world and all of its problems all by myself.

Learning how to accept things as they are is a fundamental lesson learned. It opens us up to the opportunity to grow and be stretched or molded in new ways.

The Outcome

Learning how to come to an acceptance of things is something everyone should know how to do. It is a valuable lesson to learn and will help you pick and choose your battle much more wisely.

I hope that I have explained what acceptance is and how to achieve it in a very understandable way to you, the reader.

If you enjoyed this blog piece. Until next time, Namaste