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What is radical acceptance?

Radical acceptance means accepting what is happening, even when it is hard or unfair.

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Fully acknowledging reality as it is, without judgment or resistance.

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What does radical acceptance NOT mean?

  • I like what happened.
  • I agree with what happened.
  • What happened was okay.
  • I have to give up or stop trying.
  • I am not allowed to be upset
  • That nothing can ever change

 

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When practicing radical acceptance, what CAN you control?

  • How I respond to a situation.
  • The choices I make today.
  • How I speak to myself and others.
  • Whether I ask for help.
  • The next step I choose to take.
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You wanted to go outside, but your yard cancels rec time because of the weather. What can you do?

A. Yell and argue until they change their minds.

B. Accept that outdoor time is canceled and find another activity.


B. Accept that outdoor time is canceled and find another activity.

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Which bird turns it head upside down to eat?

The flamingo

  • Inverted Beak Design: movable upper jaw and a larger, stronger lower jaw. 
  • Filter Feeding
  • Helps pull water in and push out of jaw
  • Helps trap tiny shrimp, algae, crustaceans, and plankton


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What is resistance? 

the mental and emotional "tug-of-war" where you fight, deny, or argue with reality because you do not want it to be true

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What does reality NOT mean?

  • Approving
  • Giving up
  • Invalidating/numbing your emotions
  • Allowing others to mistreat you
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When practicing radical acceptance, what can you NOT control?

  • What other people say or do.
  • What happened in the past.
  • Every decision other people make.
  • Every situation I find myself in.
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A staff member tells you that you cannot have an item that is not allowed. What can you do?

A. Keep demanding the item until the staff member gives in.

B. Accept that you cannot have the item and choose something allowed.

 

B. Accept that you cannot have the item and choose something allowed.

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What was Kleenex tissues originally intended for in 1915?

WW1 Gas mask filters

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What is reality?

Unchangeable facts about the present and past situations, rather than how we imagined, wished, or dreamt about how it should be even if we don't like it

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What does approval NOT mean?

  • Agreement: with the terrible event but still accepting that it actually happened.
  • Forgiveness: forgive someone who hurt you or excuse their behavior but still accepting that it actually happened.
  • Giving Up: that even though things did not go your way, you can fix or change what can be changed after accepting the situation
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True or False:

After you radically accept the situation you experienced, are you not allowed to get upset about the situation again?

False,

  • It is a practice, not a permanent state
  • It's not a one-time rule that permanently deletes future emotions. 
  • Emotions still happen, it's a universal human experience
  • The goal is ending suffering, not blocking feelings
  • When your mind is ongoing and old hurts return, notice the resistance, check the facts, and bring the focus back towards acceptance again
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You are waiting for news about your release, but you do not have an answer yet. What can you do?

A. Accept that you do not know the answer yet and focus on what you can do today.

B. Keep worrying and get angry because you do not have an answer

A. Accept that you do not know the answer yet and focus on what you can do today.

300

What is the only sea creature that can turn its stomach inside out?

The starfish (sea star)

They push their stomachs out through their mouths to eat

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What is willingness?

Willingness means you are ready to try, even if you do not like the situation.

You do not have to feel happy. You do not have to fix everything. Just ask, "What can I do next that will help me?"

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What does being unable to be upset NOT mean?

  • you are weak
  • failing
  • supposed to feel happy about a bad situation
  • cannot grieve
  • that your feelings do not matter
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What's the difference between acceptance and approval?

Acceptance - acknowledging a hard reality as it is right now without having to endorse or like it 

Approval - means judging that reality as good, fair, or okay 

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 You have to wait in a long line to get your meds. What can you do?

A. Accept that the line is long and wait as calmly as you can.

B. Push ahead of others because waiting is frustrating. 

A. Accept that the line is long and wait as calmly as you can.

400

What does a racoon do before eating its food

Raccoons douse or dunk their food in water; they do not wash their food

Why Raccoons Do This

  • It a natural instinct: Raccoons do not care if their food is clean and will happily dunk items into muddy puddles or dirty water. 
  • It enhances their sense of touch: Raccoons have extremely sensitive front paws packed with nerve receptors. 
  • They "see" with their hands: often foraging in the dark or underwater, wetting their paws helps them feel the exact shape, size, and texture of the food to figure out what it is. 
  • They still douse even when there is no water 


 

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What is approval?

liking, agreeing with, or saying that a painful situation is good, fair, or morally right

 saying "yes," giving permission, or liking an idea

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What does, things not happening the way you wanted NOT mean?

  • There is no other solution
  • You have failed
  • You are cursed
  • That the situation is completely ruined
  • Making the right choices and still get a different result
  • It is not the end of the story
  • You are not worthy
  • The hard work you put forward was not worth it or useless
  • You cannot ask for help
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What are the 6 steps of radical acceptance?

N___, N___, A___, S___, B___, W___

  • Noticing the feeling.
  • Naming what is hard to accept.
  • Acknowledge the truth of the reality.
  • Separating acceptance from approval.
  • Body scan check in.
  • Willingness to accept and move forward.
500

You feel upset because you cannot change a past mistake that result with you being in prison. What can you do?

A. Accept that the past cannot be changed and make a better choice now.

B. Keep blaming yourself and think there is no point in trying 

A. Accept that the past cannot be changed and make a better choice now 

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A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals?

A kindle is a group of kittens (derived from the Middle English word kindel, meaning offspring).

  •  A group of full-grown cats is instead called a clowder (or a glaring if they are wary or staring).
  • While a group of kittens born to the same mother is commonly called a "litter," a kindle can refer generally to a group of kittens