Journal Prompts for Acceptance

1. 1 What is one thing about today that you wish had gone differently? Can you accept it as it was?
2. 2 Write about something in your life you have been resisting. What would it feel like to stop pushing against it?
3. 3 What are you trying to control that is not yours to control?
4. 4 Describe the difference between accepting something and approving of it.
5. 5 What part of yourself have you spent years trying to change? What would acceptance of that part look like?
6. 6 Write about a situation that only began to improve once you stopped fighting it.
7. 7 What does acceptance feel like in your body: release, heaviness, relief, emptiness?
8. 8 Who in your life do you struggle to accept as they are? What would it change if you could?
9. 9 Write about an imperfection (in yourself, your home, your work, your life) and describe it with fondness.
10. 10 What grief or loss are you still refusing to fully accept? What keeps you holding on?
11. 11 Describe tonight exactly as it is, without wishing it were different.
12. 12 What expectation do you need to release in order to find peace with your present reality?
13. 13 Write about the serenity prayer: what can you change, what can you not, and can you tell the difference tonight?
14. 14 How do you react when things do not go according to plan? Is there a gentler response available?
15. 15 What would your days feel like if you met each moment with acceptance before judgement?
16. 16 Write about a flaw you have learned to live with, perhaps even appreciate.
17. 17 What is the hardest thing to accept about this season of your life?
18. 18 Write about the relief that comes when you stop performing and simply acknowledge where you are.
19. 19 As you prepare for sleep, name three things you accept about today, exactly as they were.

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