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The important part of acceptance is to accept or notice without judgment, criticism, blame, or anger. We seem to have a tendency to attach emotions to our observations, as in, My house is dirty, I'm such a slob or I just can't seem to keep this house clean. It's overwhelming. These statements are charged with judgment and criticism. Acceptance on the other hand simply says, The house is dirty. The next step then becomes simply another step in the observation process, asking what I can do about it - and then doing it without having beaten myself up about it.

Marie T. Russell


There are times we will be tempted to make other people "them" according to the color of their skin, their education, their economic background - whatever your training is that keeps you in separation. Don't wait for the world to change in order for you to change. Refrain from gossip. Hold good thoughts for others. Try even after you fail. Bring reconciliation in places of separation.

Mary Manin Morrissey


Controlling is self-defeating. It doesn't work. By overextending ourselves to make something happen, we may actually be stopping it from happening.

Melody Beattie


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To become wholly compassionate requires us to open our eyes and hearts, to behold the pain and exploitation our culture obscures, to arouse deadened emotions, and to rise above our egos.

Joanne Stepaniak


"I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than
live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it."

Harry Emerson Fosdick



To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future, be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.

Alan Cohen