Acceptance by Padraig O’Morain

‘Acceptance’ is about accepting the truth of a negative moment, without resistance. It is a foundation for transformation and a path to freedom. Anxiety, pain and illness, unpleasant encounters with people, low self-esteem, conditions such as long Covid-19 – these are issues that can become part of our lives without consuming our whole lives. Unhappiness and resentment can eat away at us when we ruminate and overthink a moment however big or small, but acceptance can give us our lives back even if it cannot give back something we have lost. This isn’t a book about dropping all negativity – it’s about experiencing feelings such as anxiety, regret and anger and relating to them in a way that doesn’t allow them to take over our lives.