{"quotes":[{"text":"Accept the fullness in life's balance, which demands that there are positive gifts along with adversity.","author":"Bryant McGill","tags":["acceptence","adversity","balance","fullness"],"id":20701,"author_id":"Bryant+McGill"},{"text":"Acceptance is the most beautiful word in any language; this beautiful concept can only exist when you allow other people to be who they are and do not imprison them with your definition of what is right, proper, correct, or other limiting criteria. Decreasing the black and white in your thinking allows for an expansive area of gray, allowing you to live your life and others to live there life. Acceptance sets us all free! This simple change of thought creates a wonderful space for happiness to thrive.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","change","dysfunctional","famlies","love","recovery"],"id":29206,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"},{"text":"No matter how I want things to stay the same, no matter how discomforting change can be, I am stuck with the certainty that all molecules vibrate; all things are in constant motion; and change will happen. I can either accept that truth or suffer depression when I do not accept the reality that surrounds me. Change is constant; I am not the same person today as the person who put his head down on the pillow last night. Iron Mask.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","change","reality","spirituality","steps"],"id":35873,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"},{"text":"Acceptance” is the most beautiful word in the English language.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","change","recovery","spirituality","steps"],"id":46845,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"},{"text":"REAL people do not have to lie, exaggerate, or brag for they are self-contained in self-understanding and acceptance of themselves. REAL people can make a mistake knowing that even when they do, it is only a mistake and just because the outcome was not to their liking, they know…THEY are not a mistake. REAL have the attitude this is who I am…and I am good enough, right now…just as I am. People who have chosen REAL have already clicked their heals together and returned home.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","brag","change","chaos","conflict","dysfunctional","family","love","real","self-esttem","trust"],"id":66021,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"},{"text":"You did not invent these family habits. Your family is like mine, for thousands and thousands of years our families have embraced a dysfunctional lifestyle, passing these habits as gospel on to subsequent generations. This was not done out of malice, spite, or hate, but what they knew best. As ineffective as these habits are, you never stopped to consider another way of loving.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","dysfunctional","dysfunctional-families","families","joy","love","recovery","shame"],"id":123338,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"},{"text":"The soul accepts the mystery within and all around, immersing itself in it, celebrating it.","author":"Jay Woodman","tags":["accept","acceptance","acceptance-of-oneself","acceptance-of-others","acceptance","acceptence","accepting-life","accepting-yourself","celebrate","celebrate-each-moment","celebrate-uniqueness","celebrate-work","celebrate-your-blessings","celebrate-yourself","celebrating-life","celebration","immerse","immersion","mystery","soul","soul","soul-searching","soulful"],"id":146291,"author_id":"Jay+Woodman"},{"text":"When I learned about the gray existing between the black and white of absolute terms, I began to experience more peace. The more I expanded my gray areas (more than 50 shades), the more peace I experienced in my life.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","black-and-white","change","dysfunctional","families","grey","love","recovery","shame"],"id":168058,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"},{"text":"When we leave this life, we only get to take two things: the love we received and the lessons we learned.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","death","learning","life","love","recovery","spirituality"],"id":213088,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"},{"text":"When someone obtains peace and serenity, this shines a bright spotlight on others’ own unhappiness making their discomfort even more apparent.","author":"David W. Earle","tags":["acceptence","change","chaos","family","love","peace","recovery","unhappiness"],"id":227667,"author_id":"David+W.+Earle"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":24,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}