Acceptance vs. Avoidance
I came across a quote recently that got me thinking about the deceptively simple mental health practice of acceptance. The quote is by M. Scott Peck (the psychiatrist and author) who said, “Mental health is a commitment to reality at all costs”. In other words, dealing with “reality as it is” which is the essential component of acceptance. There are so many ways that we avoid “reality as it is” because often, reality is not so awesome. If you live in Chicago, then you are lik