Acceptance

There is a simple truth that quietly changes everything:

When you stop fighting what is happening, your mind relaxes and your true Self comes back into view.

Wouldn’t it be beautiful to accept everyone around you just like they are, and being accepted by others in the same way?

But unfortunately this is mkst of the times just a theory, because in practice things goes differently.

You think you’re doing a good job, but someone looks at you with irritation

or disapproves of your behavior, or the way you speak, move, or simply exist. And suddenly ‘acceptance’ becomes something you’d rather read about than practice.

Yet this is exactly where the real work begins.

To accept a moment is not the same as liking it.

It simply means you stop telling reality that it should be different.

The event stays the same, but the grip loosens.

And that loosening is freedom.

You don’t collapse, you don’t surrender your boundaries,

you simply step out of the inner commentary that turns small moments into big stories.

A Course in Miracles says that nothing outside you has the power to disturb your peace. Only your belief about what something means can do that.

When someone rejects you or criticizes you, the sting never comes from their opinion. It comes from the old habit of asking the world to confirm your worth.

The ego is quick to translate every unpleasant remark into: “See, something is wrong with you.”

The Holy Spirit translates the same moment into: “Here is a chance to remember that nothing real about You can be touched.”

Acceptance, then, becomes an inner shift….from defending yourself

to recognizing your innocence.

Do we have to accept others as they are? Yes, but not blindly.

Accepting others does not mean approving their behavior or inviting chaos into your living room. It means recognizing that their actions come from fear, confusion, or old pain, just like yours sometimes do.

You can hold boundaries and still hold peace,or say no and still see the Light in someone, or step away without making anyone guilty.

This kind of acceptance is not weakness. It is clarity with a warm heart.

If someone is rude to you, your ego might whisper: “Ah… a perfect example of why humanity is exhausting.” But another part of you can simply notice:

“This is a dream character acting out their dream. I don’t have to join it.”

One soft breath….One small letting-go.

And you stay in your center instead of being pulled into someone else’s storm.

Every person you struggle to accept mirrors a part of yourself you haven’t fully embraced. Not because you are guilty, but because the mind hides what it fears.

People become mirrors, not enemies. And those mirrors guide you gently toward seeing your own innocence again.

This is the quiet beauty of ACIM’s relationships-as-classrooms.

And slowly, the Happy Dream begins. As you stop fighting reality and stop demanding that others behave according to your script, a different world appears. Not because the world changed, but because you did.

You respond instead of defend. You listen without fear. You see the Light before the personality. And your days take on a calmness that feels like coming home.

This is the Happy Dream ! A kinder perception, born from a kinder mind.

Acceptance is not the final step, but it is a doorway you can walk through at any moment. And every time you do, you remember a little more of who You truly are.

With love and light,

G.