The Five Stages of Waking Up: Acceptance

Welcome to the final week in our series called "Waking Up," the process by which we become aware of our conditioning and begin to make conscious choices about who we are and how we live. Acceptance is the final stage of this work. This is when and where we stop resisting what is and learn the all-important skill of surrender. We admit we are powerless, and instead of that fact frightening us, we see it as empowerment. Our options become visible when we step into reality and accept life for what it is. This is the stage of growth when we stop kicking and screaming and insisting that everything must be as we want it. And as we start to let go - of our Ego's need to constantly be in control - we experience peace. This is Waking Up.