• Other people that feel we need to do better – If you wouldn't trade places with them then their opinions are simply subjective. It means they aren't adding value to your life but attempting to control you. Don't allow this.
• Other people's feelings – Their feelings are not yours to process. Everyone processes emotions from their own understanding of themselves. Most people project their feelings onto you in hopes you'll validate theirs. Don't allow this.
• The blame from anyone else – If you did it, own it. It's not your responsibility or obligation to accept the blame on behalf of something or someone else. Holding yourself accountable to what's yours eliminates any potential blame from them.
• Pressure from people we wouldn't trade places with – There's nothing to gain by giving into something that isn't moving us forward (drinking/drugs/emotions). If you don't truly value their lifestyle, protect your health and happiness.
• Rules, regulations, requirements, or fragile egos – Most things are guidelines backed with a strong emotional connection. Just because someone feels strongly about something they don't like; doesn't mean you have to accept it.

The Truth About Acceptance

• You only need to accept the things you care about – If it's not something drastically important to your quality of life, it doesn't deserve your acceptance. You don't have to accept things that aren't yours to care for.
• The more difficult accepting is, the more progress you'll make – The hardest things for us to accept are the things we don't understand. (Other people's perspectives & opinions) Accepting their words opens the door to more progress.
• Nobody automatically deserves your acceptance – Just because someone has invested time in you, demands respect, or feels you owe them something…that doesn't mean you must accept them. Most people are simply circumstantial.
• Accepting things is the first step to moving forward – Once you recognize and accept the habit that isn't working for you, you flip the ignition switch and can begin focusing in the areas that will move you forward.
• You don't have to accept anything that's not valuable to you – You don't have to care because someone else does. If what you're caring about or feel you're being forced to accept is counterintuitive, don't accept it.

Misconceptions About Acceptance

• You must accept everything, or you won't find happiness – Happiness is not something you find, it's something you allow yourself to feel. You are the reason happiness exists. Without you, there's no possibility of living happy.
• It's extremely difficult and the most important thing to master – It's only as difficult as you want it to be. Acceptance is the path of least resistance. The more you resist, the harder things become to accept.
• You must heal first before you accept anything – We heal from our acceptance, not the other way around. Accepting the information is what opens our mind to the truths of what we need to heal.
• You haven't accepted everything yet, so you aren't making progress – Accepting one this is accepting everything. Accepting that you've got a problem is accepting the work ahead of you to solve the bad habit.
• Everyone deserves your acceptance – The only person that needs to accept you, your behaviors, and your existence is you. Everyone else will only understand you through their level of perception.