Acceptance Quote by Morrie Schwartz

“Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.”

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The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn't the family.

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“Okay. The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. He's enjoying the wind and the fresh air-until he notices the other waves in front of him, crashing against the shore. "My God, this is terrible," the wave says. "Look what's going to happen to me!" Then along comes another wave. It…

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Acceptance is not a talent you either have or don't have. It's a learned response. My meditation teacher made a great point about the difference between a reaction and a response: You may not have control over your initial reaction to something, but you can decide what your response will be. You don't have to be at the mercy of…

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“Morrie: And the biggest one of those values, Mitch? Mitch: Yes? Morrie: Your belief in the importance of your marriage.”

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There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like. In business, people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want. Maybe you’re too used to that. Love is different. Love is…

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We put our values in the wrong things. And it leads to very disillusioned lives.

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Without love, we are birds with broken wings.

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“Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hang on too long.”

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You dont choose your life; it chooses you. Theres no point asking why life has reserved certain joys or griefs, you just accept them…

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Losing someone is easy, but accepting it is hard.

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When one fib becomes due as it were, you must forge another to take up the old acceptance; and so the stock of your…

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Acceptance of death when it arrives is one thing, but to allow it to upstage the joys of living is ingratitude.

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“Loving someone who does not love you back hurts, alot, i know. It is liking seeing these pair of shoes at the retail store which do not fit you. Chances are, if you buy them knowing they are a small size, you will have blisters and probably hurt your toes. What i mean is, not everyone will love you back,…

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