Quotes about Acceptance

Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards God.

The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

There is a subtle but inescapable connection between the "sacred" attitude and the acceptance of one's in most self.

God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped.

The best way to get along with people is not to expect them to be like you.

We're all just a bunch of sinners, but we do the best we can.

Please don't nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept of your effort.

It is not our business to make the message acceptable, but to make it available. We are not to see that they like it, but that they get it.

A person who hasn't grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.

Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business.

Let the hard things in life break you. Let them effect you. Let them change you. Let these hard moments inform you. Let this pain be your teacher. The experiences of your life are trying to tell you something about yourself. Don't cop out on that. Don't run away and hide under your covers. Lean into it.

Sometimes people's spiritual ideas become fixed and they use them against those who don't share their beliefs - in effect, becoming fundamentalist. It's very dangerous - the finger of righteous indignation pointing at someone who is identified as bad or wrong.