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As a Therapist, Educator and Posi ve Living Expert, Diane has dedicated her career to help- ing people turn their lives around and is now on a mission to help them develop a sustainable posi ve a tude that can actually turn one into an op mist, literally. Through her three books, "Crea ng Bal- ance & Finding Happi- ness", "Baby Steps: the Path from Motherhood to Career" and " Mind- fully Happy- waking up to life." Diane has been speaking and empowering people na onwide. She is also an Adjunct in Psychology at Mont- clair State University, where her college work includes mentoring students for personal issue advisement. As an expert in her fields of therapy, Lang has been featured in the Daily Record, Family Circle, Family Magazine, Working Mother Magazine and Cookie Magazine, seen on NJ 12 TV, Good day CT, Style CT, The Veira Network, CBS TV and "Fox & Friends". She has also par cipated in a reality based Internet show, ourprisoner.com, hosted Genera on X- net. Accep ng your life and situa ons at this moment is a choice but one you shouldn't take lightly. If you choose to accept, you can find peace, clarity, growth, and happiness. When we don't accept, we find our- selves caught up in a never-ending circle of struggle and frustra on. We can't get off the hamster wheel un l we accept, let go of our struggle, and breathe. Yes, acceptance and breathing go hand in hand. For most of us, when we can't get off the hamster wheel of anger and frustra on, we find ourselves not relax- ing or having any peace, but with acceptance, I felt a weight li ed off my chest, and I could finally breathe again. The choice is yours. Do you choose acceptance or struggle? 9 Ways to Acceptance 1. Stop comparing yourself to others. 2. Don't aim for perfec on; it's never going to hap- pen 3. Acceptance doesn't mean being stuck or not mov- ing forward. Acceptance means this is where I am to- day, and from here, I can make the decision where I want to go tomorrow 4. Acceptance means le ng go of controlling every- thing but you and how you react. We can't control anything but ourselves, and when we try to change others, we get frustrated and angry because we can't control others. Control and perfec on are learned personality traits that cause us to feel stressed out. 5 True acceptance takes off the pressure we have put on ourselves by trying to be perfect, to be like oth- ers, or trying to control everything. When we release the stress and anxiety, we can finally feel a sense of peace and clarity. 6. True acceptance allows us to slow down, relax and have clarity. With that clarity, we can make decisions based on love, not fear. If we make decisions from a good place, a well-thought-out place, we can stop resentment and regret. Take the me to accept, slow down, and see things clearly, and we will make bet- ter choices. Acceptance - Con't on page 16 The Power of Acceptance By Diane Lang Diversity Rules Magazine| July 2023 | 13

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