The Gifts of Acceptance: Embracing People and Things as They Are

What Would Your Life Be Like If You Accepted People and Things as They Are?

Do you wish your parents had been more nurturing and supportive? Are you wondering if you’ll ever find your perfect soul mate and dream boss? Do you wish you had “perfect” children, relatives who never fight, and friends who always agree with you? No one gets to sail through life free of turbulence. What separates people who shake it off, bounce back, and stay positive from the bitter, never satisfied, and defeated?

Best-selling author and former compulsive controller Daniel A. Miller convincingly attests that the answer is choosing acceptance. In the THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE: Embracing People and Things as They Are, Danny shares what he’s learned—through extensive research, inspiring true stories, and his own experience with hardships—about the integral relationship between accepting the facts of life and others, with their quirks, flaws, and differences, and enjoying greater satisfaction in life.

Recognizing the benefits of acceptance isn’t difficult. Yet the reality of accepting an unexpected job loss or financial setbacks, a friend’s betrayal, a child’s struggle with addiction, a serious illness, or even the annoying traits of a loved one can be extremely challenging. To make it easier, THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE offers insights, intentions, and strategies for practicing acceptance of parents, a significant other, children, siblings and extended family, coworkers, friends, and foes; of life’s adversities and the limitations of getting older; and, perhaps toughest of all, of yourself.

You will learn how practicing acceptance helps you

Navigate life’s ups and downs more easily
Enjoy greater trust, openness, and intimacy with your loved ones and those closest to you
Survive control freaks, foes, and other crazy makers
Lift self-imposed burdens and obligations and experience less stress, frustration, and worry
Reduce the struggle with your children
Strengthen bonds with coworkers and business associates
Discover new choices and opportunities in the most discouraging situations
Turn setbacks and failures to future successes
Find the path to secure self-acceptance

THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE is a book with the potential to repair relationships, revitalize careers, and make the world a better place.

Find out how accepting “What Is” lets you discover “What Might Be”!

Critical Praise for the Book

“Best-selling author Miller (Losing Control, Finding Serenity) learned the hard way that his control-driven lifestyle wasn’t working and that only by letting go of the reins would he find more tranquility . . . to accept life on life’s terms . . . to welcome what is instead of what one hopes the world to be. VERDICT: A solid reminder to enjoy the life we’ve been given. Highly recommended.”
–Starred Review, Library Journal

“The Gifts of Acceptance: Embracing People and Things as They Are offers a pointed perspective admonishing readers that life would be much improved if people accepted situations, other people, and life; and didn’t spend so much time wishing things were different.

“Author Daniel A. Miller well knows what he is talking about. Once he was a controlling person who not only wished things were different, but spent much time and energy assuring that people and situations changed the way he wanted. As his experiences in life prompted him to reconsider its direction, he became educated on the concept of acceptance, its value, and the realities of adjusting to negative and positive changes alike.
–D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“Daniel A. Miller has written a masterpiece in this book…This is a must read for the entire family. Benefit from it and refer back to it often as life goes on.”

—Keys to Recovery Newspaper

Testimonials

I love this book! Danny has written a masterpiece on the art and science of acceptance, revealing the paradoxical relationship between true acceptance and transformation—the key to serenity, vitality, clarity, love, joy, and wisdom. This is truly a gift to anyone who takes the time to read the precious words within this little book.

Joseph Baileypsychologist and best selling author of The Serenity Principle, Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, and other books

It’s a pleasure to have read Miller’s book on acceptance, a theme that is very close to my heart. I have been in long-term recovery, in both Al-Anon and AA, for more than four decades, and being willing to accept those people and situations over which I have no control is necessary to my peace of mind. Miller’s book is absolutely key to both the understanding of acceptance and how to flourish within the confines of relationships that snag our ego.

I highly recommend this book to those who find they struggle to simply ‘let people be.'

Karen Casey, PhDbest selling author of Let It Go Now, Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow and numerous books on women’s spirituality and related topics. (www.womens-spirituality.com)

Amazon Best Seller

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Major Book Awards

A Library Journal Best Wellness Book of the Year!

Benjamin Franklin Self-Help Award Winner -- Independent Book Publishers Association

Benjamin Franklin Non-Fiction Audio Book Award Winner -- Independent Book Publishers Association.

Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award Finalist -- Family & Relationships.

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Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: Ebb and Flow Press (May 29, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0982893050
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches

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