February 2

Acceptance of others, their looks, their behaviors, their beliefs, brings you an inner peace and tranquility -- instead of anger and resentment.

- Unknown

February 3

I wish they would only take me as I am.

- Vincent Van Gogh

February 4

Give love and unconditional acceptance to those you encounter, and notice what happens.

- Wayne Dyer

February 5

To succeed, it is necessary to accept the world as it is - and rise above it. - Michael Korda

February 6

Happiness can exist only in acceptance. - Denis De Rougamont

February 9

Acceptance. It is the true thing everyone longs for. The one thing everyone craves. To walk in a room and to be greeted by everyone with hugs and smiles. And in that small passing moment, you truly know you're loved, needed, and accepted. ~ Rena Harmon

February 10

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. - Peace Pilgrim

February 11

Our entire life consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are. ~ Jean Anouilh

February 12

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

- Joanne Kathleen Rowling

February 16

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

February 17

Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.

February 18

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. – Dolly Parton

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.- Maureen Dowd

"For after all, the best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain."- Henry Wadworth Longfellow

"Accepting does not necessarily mean 'liking,' 'enjoying,' or 'condoning.' I can accept what is—and be determined to change from there. It is not acceptance but denial that leaves me stuck."- Nathaniel Branden

~ Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. ~ William James

~ Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it. ~ Kathleen Casey Theisen

~ Everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change. ~ Katherine Mansfield

~ Everything in life depends on how that life accepts its limits. ~ James Baldwin

~ Listening is a form of accepting. ~ Stella Terill Mann

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it. ~ Kathleen Casey Theisen

~ It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. ~ Aristotle

~ The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. ~ Nathaniel Branden

~ You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

~ The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. ~ Carl Gustav Jung

~ Any acceptance of authority is the very denial of truth. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

~ Accept everything about yourself -- I mean everything, you are you and that is the beginning and the end -- no apologies, no regrets. ~ Clark Moustakas

Truly loving another means letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another's personhood.

- Unknown

begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. ~Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. ~Jean Paul Richter

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die. ~Robert Cody