OCTOBER 22, 2025

NOVEMBER  NEWSLETTER

The Benefits of Acceptance

​Happy November! It is almost hard to believe is 2025 whizzing by so fast. This month’s enews is about ACCEPTANCE. This has been a biggie for me. In the last few years, I have learned to accept the things I cannot change. And then, I discover that I gain much more inner peace and gratitude. So, I will share ways I know about to help you with acceptance in your life.
A profound and sacred way to be is to practice saying yes to what is, whatever that looks like. This is challenging, for sure. Yet, it brings blessed peace of mind to me when I engage in acceptance of life. Yes to situations I don’t really prefer. Yes to difficult people. Yes to rain, yes to snow, yes to perfect sunshiny weather. Yes to my emotions even if I wish I didn’t react in anger or hurt. Yes to knowing I don’t under- stand the mysteries we are presented with. Yes to faith.
 
I am deeply grateful for accepting what is in my life’s journey, and for saying yes, not a big NO, when challenges present themselves. I am thankful to be learning what works in my life, to find the gratitude in every situation, and to let all of the other petty stuff go.

SUGGESTIONS:

Great Books on Acceptance:
Books on acceptance include The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, as well as works based on Buddhist principles such as Tara Brach’s Radical Acceptance. Michael A. Singer wrote two fabulous books on surrender and letting go, which tie in perfectly to this theme: The Surrender Experiment and The Unthethered Soul.
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Recommended Meditations:
from Eckart Tolle 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZV4akmnwmY

from Tara Brach
​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-40Tgg07J9A

Inspiring Songs
I Allow, I Surrender from Karen Drucker: ​
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kg2Q-KyhxY

Letting Go 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_7XIKVgRGY
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Remember, everyone, acceptance brings peace. When we stop resisting and simply allow life to unfold, grace flows in. Each moment becomes a doorway to gratitude and calm. Wishing you ease, trust, and deep gratitude—from my heart to yours.
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Happy Thanksgiving to All!
Let’s make being grateful a daily event.
Peace, Joy & Blessings
Deborah, Your Gratitude Gal

“When I say yes to what is, it feels
like a space opens up around 
whatever the experience is that’s 
vast enough to contain it, whether 
it’s difficult or glorious or absolutely 
mundane—but the mundane as a 
portal to the sublime.”
                                                                         Mirabai Starr

Gratitude Reflection on Acceptance
“The truth is, everything will be okay as soon as you are okay with everything.”
Michael A. Singer

I am utterly and ever thankful for my acceptance of things
beyond my own control.

And I realize there is nothing is in my control except for me!

Well-being and deep peace reside within me, always accessible when I enter the silence and listen.

​I celebrate knowing that all is okay, because I am okay.
So grateful.
Deborah Perdue, 9/20/25
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