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THE A.C.T. OF ACCEPTANCE, GETTING UNSTUCK Women’s Relationship Series - Session #5

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3 Steps to Acceptance. You can accept things about yourself, situations, and relationships by committing to 3 simple steps.

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Page 1: Relationship series - Free to be me - Session 5

THE A.C.T. OF ACCEPTANCE,

GETTING UNSTUCK

Women’s Relationship Series - Session #5

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FEAR, SHAME, GUILT

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FEAR

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SHAME

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GUILT

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You can’t fix what you can’t admit.

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Acceptance simply releases you to be present in the present in HIS presence and that is where change begins.

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What do I mean?Change is present tense... it’s impossible to change anything from the past and impractical to consider changing anything in the future, without first working on what’s in front of you today in the hear and now.

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A STORY ABOUT ACCEPTANCE

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Irritated

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3 STEPS TO GETTING UNSTUCK

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1. Accept it.

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stop avoiding itstop judging itjust notice it

see it for what it is

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2. Choose a valued direction.

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3. Take Action

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“Mommy and Me” songCeCe Winans - More than I wanted.

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Mommy’s Gift

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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

1. Accept it.

2. Choose a valued direction

3. Take action.

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But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive with Christ - by grace you have been saved

Ephesians 2:4-5 (ESV)

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Homework

Identify one thing you have not been willing to accept about yourself and use the principles (3 steps) discussed here tonight to work toward acceptance.

Journal about your experience.

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SIGN UP FOR THE EMAIL LIST AT THE ALL NEW

CALL DOCTOR SOS.COM

Follow Dr. SOS on Twitter atdoctorsos