The mood of Acceptance is one of the strongest Basic moods of life from which to plan action. Only when we accept the unchangeable for what it is are we able to take a step sideways and move around it. In the image below can be seen a darker turmoil surrounded by a moving and restrictive boundary—likely Resentment. In moving through the boundary of “no, it should this way” we find peace.
We can bounce around inside Resentment indefinitely until we reach Acceptance and find a way out.
Cultivating Acceptance in our Way of Being is often the outcome of a negative Breakdown.
Acceptance does not mean agreement. We can accept the situation and yet still disagree with it. Many changes in the world have come from a position of Acceptance backed with Righteous indignation.