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"Acceptance is the first step toward cultivating forgiveness and understanding, but it’s also the first step toward effecting change. By acknowledging and accepting that we are doing the best we can right now and that we would like to do better, we can begin (without judgment or shame) to set personal goals and work toward them."

— Erin Olivo

The Self-Acceptance Project
"Psychological work ultimately leads us to closure and to the goal of change…"

— David Richo

How to Be an Adult
"Once we acknowledge that true change does not have to mean becoming totally different we become lighter and happier."

— David Richo

How to Be an Adult
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."

The Serenity Prayer
"The good news is that pain, whether physical or emotional, can function as a powerful catalyst for healing, change, and growth."

— Friedemann Schaub

The Self-Acceptance Project
"Metaphor is an essential feature of human communication."

— Jill A. Stoddard and Niloofar Afari

The Big Book of ACT Metaphors
"Committed action refers to purposeful behavior change in the service of chosen values, with a willingness to experience the thoughts, feelings, and reactions that show up in the process of moving forward."

— Jill A. Stoddard and Niloofar Afari

The Big Book of ACT Metaphors
"…when you find the courage to turn inward, to become curious about the labyrinths and caves that make up your inner world, everything changes."

— Sheryl Paul

The Wisdom of Anxiety
"We don’t feel connected because we feel safe. We feel safe because we feel connected."

— Thomas R. Lynch

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
"The strongest of all warriors are these two—time and patience."

— Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

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