I saw this poem on Instagram.
And its message landed on my heart and wouldn’t let go.
It was a gentle reminder that wasn’t only being sent by my body.
But also my business.
And my life.
They asked: Could you love and appreciate me as I am? Without needing me to change? Without needing me to be bigger or smaller? Just as I am.
This goes back to the idea of acceptance which is so challenging to embrace. We always want to optimize, be better, be the best that we can be. Acceptance is the opposite of that. It feels passive, as if we’re settling or not striving for more.
But as a former overachiever and lapsed perfectionist, acceptance has a place in my vocabulary now.
I had to change the way I looked at acceptance. Instead of seeing it as passive waiting, I now view it as an active verb.
Conscious acceptance means awareness—using my energy to understand and love rather than resist, allowing myself to be calm and curious rather than critical. It’s the same feeling I have for my daughter, to see her evolution as perfect, in miraculous divine timing.
And if my eyes can see something in my life in that way, then I can do the same for the other parts of my life—my relationships, my work, my body, my creativity.
Maybe what you’re resisting right now needs to be what it is. Maybe letting go of the gigil and the shoulds, and accepting that what you need to learn in the present moment is necessary. And maybe this time is preparation for a future that you cannot yet imagine.
This acceptance of life’s mystery feels more peaceful.
The conscious love for your life just as it is expands your heart and capacity to think bigger, to see beyond, to be more understanding and compassionate.
This active surrender feels freeing—your energy is directed intentionally instead of fighting your reality.
Can you love your life just as it is?
