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Acceptance Worksheet
Acceptance is the key to Lighter Relationships, and indeed, Lighter Living. Imagine ifnothing about your close family and friends, or anyone, bothered you and you were feelinghappy and grateful for their presence in your life.The entire article is available on my website,http://LighterLiving/DrSanthan.comWhat can you actively do so that you can generate, spontaneously, the state ofacceptance? I have come up with a 3 step process. The 3 steps are Recognition, SelfAcknowledgement, and Grateful Inquiry.Use this worksheet for working on a relationship with another person. Use it for oneproblem behaviour/attitude at a time.
Step 1: Recognition
List the behaviour / attitude that, right now, you have difficulty accepting.
1.1
I just cannot accept ______________________ [Name of the person] for ____________________________________________________________________________________[attitude / behaviour].
1.2
If this person continues this attitude / behaviour, how is it going to be bad for them?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.3
If this person changes this attitude / behaviour, then how will they benefit?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Step 2: Self Acknowledgement
2.1
When I experience this attitude / behaviour I feel ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. [List feelings. Eg: angry, frustrated etc.Get as nasty as you can! It will help.]
2.2
What are some of the things I do, which make me feel the same feelings about myself?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.2
What are some of the things you do to avoid the bad outcomes you listed in 1.2.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.3
What are some of the things you do to achieve the good outcomes you listed in 1.3________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.4
What is the price you are paying to ensure that you achieve this good outcome for yourself________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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