"Radical acceptance requires turning the mind. Turning the mind is where you simply say, 'Yes. I will. OK.' It means you find within yourself the ability to say 'Every moment is perfect. Every day is a good day. Everything is as it should be.'' It may not be what you want, and it may not be what you like, but it’s what it should be. It’s turning the mind.
Now the fact that you turn back around again 30 seconds later is not important. You probably will turn back around and say, ‘No! Everything is not perfect!’ The minute you see that happening, just gently turn your mind again. ‘Every day is a good day. Everything is as it should be.’
In this mindfulness exercise, I'd like you to practice just that - turning the mind. Turning the mind is going within, following your breath within, and allowing yourself to accept the moment of the breath – just this one moment of this one breath.
You might find it useful, as you breathe in, to say, ‘Everything is perfect,’ and as you breathe out to say, ‘…as it is.’ Everything is perfect… as it is. So sit down. Get yourself comfortable. Get into a posture that is somewhat willing, sitting up straight, feet flat on the floor, and nothing on your lap.
Everything is perfect… as it is."
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