Quotes about Acceptance

I understood now that all of us have that place inside that wants to be part of something, that needs the comfort and companionship of loved ones. Within each of us, there is an empty room, and when we open the door, light flows in. The wider we open it, and the longer we leave it open, the brighter our souls become.

Happiness is not in getting what you want, but in learning to want what you get. Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you.

The most important thing, I think. You can't run from your past. You have to take it for what it is and realize that it's part of you.

What we cannot change, we must endure without bitterness. Sometimes we must try to view the actions of those around us with forgiveness. We must realize that they are going on the only road they can see. Sometimes we cannot raise our chins and see eye to eye, so we must bow our heads and have faith in one another.

Be patient, Katie. Everything doesn't have to work itself out today.

The most important skill in life is to learn the acceptance of that which you have not planned for yourself.

The most important endeavors require a risk," I tell her. It's the hardest piece of reality to accept. Striking off into the unknown is terrifying, but if we don't begin the journey, we'll never know where it could lead.

I've finally come to fully understand that you can't fix another person. You can't fix the past. You can only change your way of reacting to it.

You got to remember that when things are out of our hands, that doesn't mean they're not in God's.

We cannot change where God has put us. If we are to bloom at all, we must bloom where we have been planted.

No matter how much we may love the melody of a bygone day or imagine the song of a future one, we must dance within the music of today, or we will always be out of step,

Just because we're not always happy with what's true doesn't mean we shouldn't know it. It's how we learn. It's how we do better in the future. Hopefully, anyway.