Show Introduction: Acceptance is one of the most important steps you must take to change your life. This episode is all about understanding this great principle that leads us into a deeper understanding of how to begin to interact with our shadow parts to transform them. Rejection causes us to hang on to those things we don’t wish to be or do through the negative attachments and also keeps us from facing those things. This is primarily responsible for the cycles of anxiety and depression people experience in their lives. [00:51] – Moment of Motivation [6:05] – Acceptance Principal topic [6:49] – Shadow Parts [10:35] – Tangible Example of Weight Loss [13:00] – Acceptance of the Human Condition [16:59] – Challenge of the week [18:37] – Episode 13 Conclusion Key Takeaways: Rejection of any part of ourselves or our lives creates shadow parts that then consume and control us. We reject our shadow parts because of an underlying belief that we are wrong or bad for having or experiencing them. You cannot release anxiety or depression through rejection, only acceptance. Negative attachments hold those things you do not want in place. Rejection of self is a form of self-hatred. You must love yourself to health. Preferring a different experience or to change something about yourself is part of the human condition and is not individualized to you. Everyone experiences this on some level. If you can’t accept where you are then you may not be able to change it. This principle of acceptance is not passive. It means to step into your situation fully, explore it, and create a strategy to change it.

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