The Gifts of Acceptance

Embracing People and Things as They Are

By: Daniel Miller

Narrated by: Doug McDonald

Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

2018 Silver Medal Non-Fiction Audio Book Winner! - Independent Book Publishers Association 

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 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
• 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 
• 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"! 

©2018 Ebb and Flow Press (P)2018 Ebb and Flow Press

Critic reviews

"Verdict: A solid reminder to enjoy the life we've been given. Highly recommended." (Library Journal, starred review)

"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 Bailey, psychologist and author of The Serenity Principle, Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, and other books)

"The common challenges to acceptance, from one's parents to setbacks and failure, are each profiled in chapters that use case histories and author experiences to illustrate the predicament and the contrast between controlling and accepting behavior patterns. The result is an informational title packed with strategies, tools, and tips for negotiating ups and downs with a new paradigm for living a better life.” (D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review)

Reaping the benefits of doing the work

I enjoyed this book and will listen to it again. Everyone in my life benefits from my acceptance of their perceived shortcomings, especially me. Self acceptance is not nearly discussed enough and is vital to self love and the love we give to others. Highly recommend this book!

read this before you start dating

I had a tough time putting this down. It was a very easy listen and kind of common sense that I didn't know I had. Acceptance is both an emotional and logical choice and this book helped me realize why emotionally I have such a hard time accepting others.

Inspiring!!

This book inspires delightful change! It is freeing after hearing I can learn to accept others and myself without judgements.

A new “must read” and “will repeat” book

This book delivered so much more than what I was expecting. I had suggested it to many people before I even finished it. Narration was good and I was able to increase the speed at times. I plan to listen to this book multiple times and even more the sections that I need to focus on. I am already teaching my young teenage children these principles in our daily conversation, and my 14-year-old son is also listening. Thank you!

As a holistic physical therapist the only section I had a little difficulty with was accepting diagnoses. I believe that is important to a point but I also believe that people can rely on and attach themselves to a diagnosis that keeps them stuck rather than helping them move toward healing. However, that is a whole different topic! Thank you Daniel Miller for this gem!

Too many examples

The advice in this book is great but The stories are long and boring occupying 80% of the book. If you like stories then this book is for you.

good stuff

good stuff. useful info and exercises. u would recommend to an al anon person. take notes

Excellent resource to learn acceptance

This helped me to more completely accept, others, myself and my situations as they are.