Acceptance - Why Struggle? Book Excerpt

This is a brief excerpt from the book, Why Struggle? Life Is Too Short To Wear Tight Shoes. Barbara believes being mindful of what we say is important. Acceptance is an excerpt from her book, Why Struggle? Life Is Too Short To Wear Tight Shoes. Why Struggle encourages you to accept life for what it is, an unpredictable journey.

Transcript

Chapter 17,

Acceptance.

Grant me the serenity to change the things I can,

The courage to accept the things I cannot change,

And the wisdom to know the difference.

These words by Reinhold Neuber can change your life if you choose to live them.

Acceptance isn't resignation.

Acceptance is receiving what has been presented.

When my grandfather and father died within two weeks of each other,

I had to accept that as a fact.

Denying the obvious would not change what happened.

I felt all the emotions that would be expected in that situation.

Allow yourself to accept things so you can move forward in your life.

Remember,

You don't want to walk around with a hot coal in your hand,

So learn the art of accepting each moment and moving forward.

We will never understand everything that happens.

When something happens,

Accept the event as a fact.

Let the next moment come into play and be present to that moment.

Practice.

When someone does something that you don't agree with,

Repeat the affirmation,

I cannot change the way that person is.

I accept the beauty they have to offer.

Try this for one day,

One week,

And one month,

Then make it a life practice.

Affirmation,

I am opened and accepting of all people.

Reviews

This was straightforward and meaningful.

Thank you for this beautiful reminder. Blessings 🌻

Wonderful! I sometimes say serenity prayer many times during a challenging day . It truly helps. Great affirmation too 💓🌻🪷☮️Ty!

I appreciate the straight forwardness of this practice. Feel the emotions but get to the facts and accept them. Thank you.

Thank you I shall practice that affirmation with hope in gaining more life acceptance

So wise. Accept and allow others to be who they are.

Just what I need today. Going to listen again! Thanks 😊

Yes! This is so helpful. Acceptance is not resignation it is receiving what has been presented.
Indeed!

I'm grateful humble a Christian Actor singer with Courage kindness and a Purpose Amen and so it is

I'm grateful to have come across this. Please Barbara can you recommend the the author of the book from which this excerpts were taking from? Thank you
Namaste ❤️❤️🙏🙏

Succinct guidance towards opening the heart 💜
Thank you 🙏🏻

Thank you Barbara! Always grateful to listen to you. I miss you @ 6am Wednesday’s. Hoping you are well. Much love to you ❤️🤗

♥️♥️♥️♥️ so simple to say... so hard to do ♥️♥️♥️♥️🐧 thank you for posting

Thank you ❤️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ So wonderful thank you for sharing this with us today it definitely put my mind at ease and pointed me in the right direction I need that in my life I'm very grateful Namaste my friend

Yes! willingness to accept then let it go . Flow to the next moment. Next! Great affirmation. Thank you for this excerpt. 💕

❤️🙏 perfect

Powerful

beautiful, thank you

Simple and straightforward. After listening to this excerpt, I bought the book! Namaste 🙏💜