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55 Things to Accept Right Now.

You cannot make them love you.

You cannot make them understand you.
You cannot make them forgive you.
You cannot make them accept you. Respect you. Be faithful to you.

You cannot make them accept themselves. Forgive themselves. Love themselves.

You cannot make them accept each other. Forgive each other. Love each other.

You cannot make them let the forgiveness in.
You cannot make them let your love in.

You cannot fix them.

You cannot save them.

You cannot defend them or protect them from everything.
You cannot keep them from being hurt.

You cannot make them give up that addiction.
You cannot make them accept your help.
You cannot make them accept the brilliance and beauty of who they really are.
You cannot bring them back from the dead.

Those you love are never really gone.

You are not broken.

You are not defective.
You are not alone.

The darkness called addiction, depression, lonely, anxiety – it lies. I promise.

It can get better.

It will get better.

Change is inevitable.

You have hit a turning point of infinite possibility.

There is a reason you are here.

You have a purpose.
You have a point.

You are powerful.

You are important.
You change people’s lives.

You are a good mother. Father. Sister. Brother. Daughter. Son. Wife. Husband. Partner. Lover. Friend.

You change the world, just by your very existence, just by being a full expression of who you really are.

You are loved.
You are understood.
You are accepted.

You are beautiful.
You are enough.

There is nothing wrong with you.

You are perfect, just the way you are.

You are brave.

You are strong enough to handle anything.
You will be given what you need.
You are capable.

You are forgiven.

You are whole.

You know your truth.
You know your purpose.
You know what you must do.

You are the architect of your own life.

You are going the change the world.
You are going to do your great work.

You write your own future. 

There is no impossible.

Today is a new day.


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  • http://www.lydiapuhak.com Lydia Puhak

    woah, Elizabeth! This is some powerful stuff! Thanks for this.
    xo

    • http://elizabethpottsweinstein.com ElizabethPW

      you’re welcome, Lydia :)  

  • Laura Lee Sparks

    These are awesome! I want them on post it notes all throughout my house! :)

    • Gbunch

      Thank you for sharing! I too want copies! I hve been coming to these realizations over the last 6-7 mos. I am now a much happier person & so is Dave!

  • http://micheletremblay.com/ Michele M Tremblay

    Powerful…I may do a drawing to honor this list. Thank you!

    • http://elizabethpottsweinstein.com ElizabethPW

      I’d love to see a pic of your drawing, if you do one. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/jasonhenson007 Jason Henson

    Thank you so much!!!

  • Martin

    There’s something of the Byron Katie in these. Accepting truth in ourselves.

    Martin

  • http://ninure.tk Ninure

    Not sure if I agree with each and every one of these, but there are some powerful truths here.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Meredith-Small/603506986 Meredith Small

    Thank you Elizabeth, May I share this on my blog with credit to you, please? I am trying to live my life more meaningfully & intentionally, & share my progress, inspiration & thoughts on my blog! Many thanks – much of what you’ve written speaks to me so it would be a lovely addition to share. Warmly ~Mem x x
    http://anewmem.blogspot.com/

    • http://elizabethpottsweinstein.com ElizabethPW

       Of course! I’m happy your resonate with it. :)

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Meredith-Small/603506986 Meredith Small

        Thank you!

  • Lesli Anderson

    Thanks, this is profoundly important.

  • Sue

    You have no idea how much I needed this today! Thank you!

    • Shirll38

      i neededthis too thank you

  • Joey Hallmark

    What a wonderful and uplifting way to see our life. I have been looking for something that explained to me why I feel so largely consumed by things I can or can’t change… loss is given over to a sense of rebirth. So profound. Thank you! :)

  • CarolFex1010

    This in my opinion should be read by everyone!

  • Danitalewis327

    Good read!

  • http://twitter.com/shikuanne Waaajiku Anne

    This is one read that I really needed….my 2012 is already going to the dogs….now I can breathe. Thanks.

  • Levidodge21

    This is very true and opened my eyes.

  • Mticqah

    Thank you for the reminders!

  • http://simplifilm.com/ Chris Johnson

    There’s always other boys, and you can make them like you.  -Craig Finn

  • http://www.SandraMartini.com/blog Sandra Martini, Biz Mentor

    Love it Elizabeth!  This is deserving of being printed and framed so we can immediately access it in times of need.  Or perhaps read each morning upon awakening and each evening upon retiring.

    Thanks for being you!

    • http://elizabethpottsweinstein.com ElizabethPW

      Yes, I now have plans for things like this. :)   #comingsoon

  • http://www.trulyaccomplished.com/ Elissa Ashwood

    Testify, sister!  Super true.

  • Sheri McConnell

    Love this.  big 2012 hugs. :)

  • http://twitter.com/NathLussier Nathalie Lussier

    Ahh… deep exhale after reading this. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/littlemcsc Heidi Little

    Very wonderful and well said :-)

  • http://dayngrzone.blogspot.com/ Dayngr

    WORD!

  • http://twitter.com/PatRobeck1ofHis Pat Robeck

    Great blog Elizabeth! Also, You are not responsible for them besides sharing what you know.

  • T Rollinssmith

    this is some goofy shit.  

  • Jennifer W. McCullough

    Beautiful. Thank you so, so much.

  • http://profiles.google.com/nanettesaylor Nanette Saylor

    A simply beautiful message …

  • http://twitter.com/GalitBreen Galit Breen

    Oh my, thank you for this. Just thank you.

  • http://misadventuresofmrsb.com/ Mrs. Jen B

    I absolutely adore this.  Thank you for sharing this beautiful, powerful and uplifting words.

  • http://profiles.google.com/kfc1971 Kenneth Carlson

    Truly beautiful! Poetry!

  • perudelights

    Wonderful.

  • Sydney Alicia

    Beautiful, brilliant, inspiring!

  • Anna

    Thanks Elizabeth, I am printing this out for my 16 y/o daughter.  Wish I had known all this when I was her age.  :-)

  • Aner

    So in the first part of this writing, it’s stated that all your efforts are in vain. Don’t bother. They won’t listen, get it or learn. Then in the next part it says everything is just dandy including you. Whatever. If this has any positive effect, then whoopee. It feels like the author is trying to have it both ways. Very human of them. LIfe is a Paradox. Humans are a walking contradiction. 

  • Anna Gregerson

    Thank you.

  • Susan Loomis

    I have learned the past 2 years since my mother’s cancer diagnosis that I cannot control everything.. I can control myself (usually). Elizabeth’s message is so very powerful. Thank You!!

    • Iva

      If you can control yourself..I think you are doing very well!!! Seriously!  Take care!

  • Iva

    Thank you for this…

  • http://www.sixdegreescontent.com/ Courtney Ramirez

    Wow – just what I needed to read this morning!

  • http://ryzeonline.com/ JasonFonceca

    You are worthy…

    …of everything you’ve ever desired or ever will desire.

  • Jeff Ross Johnson

    Several things have really inspired me today. This is at the top of the list. :)

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