Latest / Wellbeing Solutions - Ask A Counsellor / What does acceptance mean in everyday life?
Transcript
- 0:00SPEAKER_00: What does acceptance mean in everyday life?
- 0:04SPEAKER_00: Acceptance in everyday life means recognising and allowing reality to be as it is, even when you don't like it or wouldn't have chosen it.
- 0:14SPEAKER_00: It doesn't mean you agree with something, approve of it, or give up trying to change what you can.
- 0:21SPEAKER_00: Accepting your feelings and what you can't control.
- 0:25SPEAKER_00: So letting go of trying to control another person's behaviour, opinions or decisions.
- 0:32SPEAKER_00: Accepting yourself and change.
- 0:36SPEAKER_00: Recognizing your strengths and imperfections without criticizing yourself, and acknowledging that circumstances, relationships and life stages naturally change, accepting uncertainty, allowing yourself not to have all the answers immediately, accepting mistakes, reflecting on what you can learn from what's happened rather than punishing yourself.
- 1:04SPEAKER_00: Accepting boundaries, recognizing when something isn't healthy for you and choosing to step back.
- 1:13SPEAKER_00: Acceptance is not giving up.
- 1:15SPEAKER_00: There is an important difference.
- 1:18SPEAKER_00: Resignation is more about there's nothing I can do, so I might as well give up.
- 1:24SPEAKER_00: Acceptance is about I don't like this situation, but I recognise that this is where I am now, and I can decide what to do next.
- 1:34SPEAKER_00: A useful everyday question to ask yourself is what am I trying to change that I may need to accept instead and what is actually within my control?
- 1:47SPEAKER_00: Acceptance can create space for peace, choice, and forward movement even when life isn't exactly how you hoped it would be.
- 1:56SPEAKER_00: If you are thinking of harming yourself or feel unsafe, please call your local emergency number or crisis line.