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Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement—along with a good cup of coffee!—to start the day. Today we discuss "acceptance".

Hopefully, the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter along to others who you think would benefit from the content.

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Acceptance

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“He’s short.” “She’s tall.” “They’re [fill in the blank].”

It happens almost instantly.

We walk into a room, scroll through a feed, or glance across the coffee shop—and boom—our minds start labeling. It's not always intentional, but it is automatic. We notice. We assess. We compare. It’s human nature.

Over time, if we’re lucky—and willing—we realize that these snap judgments aren’t always fair, accurate, or helpful. They’re just... filters. Often outdated, sometimes inherited, occasionally protective. But always worth checking.

Acceptance: Connection Without Judgement

What if we chose connection over correction? Curiosity over criticism?

Acceptance isn’t about pretending we don’t notice differences—it’s about choosing not to make those differences a condition of connection. It’s about saying, “You’re you—and that’s enough.”

This kind of radical acceptance is easy to say. Much harder to live. It requires humility. Awareness. And a willingness to admit that sometimes our first instinct isn’t the best one.

Just glance at today’s headlines, turn on the news, or scroll through social media. You’ll see: Judgment is loud. Acceptance? It whispers. But it’s powerful.

Solving This Together

Here’s the good news: we don’t have to be perfect. But we do have to be aware.

Every day, we’re offered hundreds of micro-moments to choose:
Judgement or grace. Distance or closeness. Labels or listening.

I won’t pretend I’ve got this all figured out. I don’t. But I’m working on it. Maybe you are too.

That brings us to this week’s question:

• Are you accepting those around you without judgement?

Thanks for sharing a bit of your time with me this Monday morning.

Have a great week!

Curt

 

About MMM: Each week I publish “Monday Morning Motivation” in the hopes that one person will find a bit of inspiration and that inspiration will have a positive impact on their life. My motivation comes from experiences, reading, sermons, and discussions.

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