Five benefits of accepting people as they are.
1. It avoids resentment and dissension. Who likes being told what to do and how to be? Not me. Do you? Isn't it really the same as being told that we are not "good enough?"
2. It brings closeness. When people know that you truly accept them, trust develops, they open up more to you, and a closer bond develops. In particular, it improves relationships with our children, our loved one, and family members.
3. You experience greater personal growth. When you accept others, your focus changes from them to you, which allows you to work on fostering your unique skills and talents as well as improving your shortcomings.
4. It enables you to let go of control and enjoy the many rewards that occur when you do.
5. You have more peace and serenity in your life from the above benefits.
"The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness is acceptance." -- Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
"As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear." -- Tracee Ellis Ross
"Little people are intolerant, selfish and impatient. Wise people are calm, loving and understanding." -- Maxime Lagacé
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -- Jimi Hendrix
"We can accept each other and be together without giving up our differences. It's useless – even foolish – to reduce us to a common denominator." -- Arianna Dagnino, The Afrikaner
"Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures." -- John F. Kennedy