{"id":3499,"date":"2012-03-28T09:17:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T13:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2012-03-28T09:17:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T13:17:56","slug":"weight-loss-motivation-9-quotes-that-light-the-fires-of-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/03\/weight-loss-motivation-9-quotes-that-light-the-fires-of-acceptance.html","title":{"rendered":"Weight Loss Motivation: 9 Quotes that Light the Fires of Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Accepting Life's HUMPS by Janice Taylor, Self-Help Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WHAT IS ACCEPTANCE?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Buddhism\u2019s first noble truth, \u201cAll life is suffering,\u201d is an invitation for people to accept<\/strong> that suffering is a natural part of life.\u00a0 The term \u201cKabbalah\u201d<\/em><\/strong> literally means acceptance<\/strong>. Acceptance<\/strong> is the fifth stage of the Kubler-Ross model<\/em><\/strong> (a.k.a. the \u2018stages of dying\u2019).\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymou<\/strong>s<\/strong> states that acceptance<\/strong>, when used wisely, can resolve situations where a \u201cperson feels disturbed by a \u201cperson, place, thing or situation \u2013 some fact of life \u2013 [which is] unacceptable to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/em><\/strong> says that if it is your intention to win the \u2018lose it\u2019 game<\/strong>, then you are best served to accept<\/strong> the many changes that you are going to make.<\/p>\n

Whenever resistance rears her lovely head (all is grist for the mill and a learning experience, so \u2013 yes \u2013 resistance is lovely), <\/em>note it \u2013 as in write it down \u2013 so that you can revisit the resistance when you head is clear.\u00a0 This will enable you to consciously, with awareness and insight move toward acceptance<\/strong>, which is key to your weight loss success story.\u00a0 Seriously – read that again and take it in on a cellular level:\u00a0 acceptance<\/strong> is key to your weight loss success story!!!<\/p>\n

Here are a few example of the changes that you are beginning to make now, followed by 9 Acceptance<\/strong> Quotes that can help to light your fires of acceptance<\/strong>.\u00a0 These are but a few examples; not an entire list. \u00a0 There are many more ways of being and doing that need to change – so please, feel free to create your own list.<\/p>\n

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  1. Change the way you eat. <\/strong>
    \n– fast vs. slow
    \n– healthy vs. unhealthy<\/li>\n
  2. Change where you eat.<\/strong>
    \n– standing up vs. sitting down
    \n– walking vs. at the table
    \n– restaurants that refuse to substitute salad for fries vs. health-friendly eateries<\/li>\n
  3. Change what you eat and drink.<\/strong>
    \n– 50% of your plate fruits and vegetables vs. 100% candy bars
    \n– water vs. soda
    \n– stock you house with foods that support your efforts vs. buying all kinds of \u2018crap\u2019 and saying that you\u2019re
    \n– buying it for other people who either live with you or are visiting<\/li>\n
  4. Change your relationship to your bathroom scale.<\/strong>
    \n– freaking out if the number is too high (based on your expectations, realistic or otherwise) vs. it\u2019s just a number<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    You get the idea, don\u2019t you?<\/em>\u00a0 If you are going to fight each and every change, have a pity party or worse, then you are likely to fall into the pit of discontent, stay stuck in your rut and not make it to the promised land, a.k.a. Sveltesville.<\/p>\n

    Now … the 9 QUOTES:<\/em><\/p>\n

    Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices. ~ Paul Tournier<\/em><\/p>\n

    Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ~ Melody Beattie<\/em><\/p>\n

    The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. ~ Nathaniel Branden<\/em><\/p>\n

    The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission. ~ George MacDonald<\/em><\/p>\n

    The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen. ~ Ralph Marston<\/em><\/p>\n

    Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere.\u00a0 Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world, making the most of one’s best.\u00a0\u00a0 ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick<\/em><\/p>\n

    Often, its not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don\u2019t know how to be. ~ Heath L Buckmaster<\/em><\/p>\n

    Always accept and feel comfortable with your flaws, that way no one can ever use them against you. ~ Anonymous<\/em><\/p>\n

    Don’t \u201ctry\u201d to understand the way it is.\u00a0 Sometimes it’s not meant to be understood, but to be accepted.\u00a0 ~ Anonymous<\/em><\/p>\n

    With acceptance<\/strong> comes freedom.<\/p>\n

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