The Power of Acceptance | Dylan Woon | TEDxKangar

What comes across your mind when the word “acceptance” is mentioned? Do you imagine a monk sitting quietly under a tree and accepting everything within and beyond him? Or do you imagine a weak and powerless person who simply takes no action at all and gives up his life? Either way, those imaginations do not represent the full idea of acceptance.

In his talk [The Power of Acceptance], Dylan will share his profound insights on why acceptance is one of the most important mental attitudes that you can cultivate today and how acceptance can improve your life in both big and small ways. If you want to live a grounded, fulfilling and productive life, his talk will certainly give you a valuable perspective.

#Quote :“Acceptance is all about the art of coexisting with reality, instead of mentally resisting it.

[jmk]

I just learned about acceptance today- something clicked in my brain and it all makes sense to me now.I am in my 40s- it took a while to get to this place. Wow! This is so freeing.

[dylan]

Hi! I'm Dylan, the speaker of this talk.

Today, many people aim for better lives, yet they are stuck. Why? Often times, it's because they confuse the fruit with the root.

An improved life is the fruit. An improved self is the seed. To produce the fruit, we must first plant the seed.

Before you think that this is plainly obvious, hold on.

All of us get this intellectually, but our actions deviate from this understanding easily once we lose the big-picture thinking in this fast-paced and ever-changing world.

We miss something not because it's too hard to grasp, but because it's too obvious.

I made that mistake.

If we want to make a lasting impact in our lives, it's crucial to embody this understanding: To change ourselves, we must first genuinely accept ourselves.

Only with that, we can proceed with the next step, which is to either take the right actions or live with it completely peacefully.

The key word is either. We must not oscillate back and forth.

No matter which stage of life we are in, never underestimate the power of acceptance. It's much stronger than we think.

Accept > LIVE IT/CHANGE > Repeat.

Plant the right seeds and you'll be rewarded with trees, or even lush forest.

Have a good life.

By the way, you can find me on Quora too. :)

[cnabc]

acceptance and embracing flow is the only way to what one truly wants and true happiness

[udaygidge]

Acceptance is the first step to overcome the consequence of any misfortune.

[kathrynmarie]

Beautiful Ted Talk. So much wisdom in a short presentation and very easy to process. Should be required watching for those struggling to accept what is and those unaware that they are. Thank you Dylan!

[skyeblue]

Excellent talk. Very wise and profound. Just exactly what I needed to hear at this very moment :)

[rohitjain]

This definitely deserves more views. Really insightful!

[woshiboon]

Yong, great talk!! What u said was really insightful. Hope to see more from u.