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Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular situation. It just means that you won't cause yourself emotional discomfort because of the way things are in this moment.

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Ken Keyes Jr.
Age: 74 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 19
Died: 1995
Died: December 20
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