I Accept Love and Life
A gentle breath practice for meeting fear, welcoming life, and opening to love — one sincere breath at a time.
The Simple Heart of This Practice
Many of us can feel it in the body: fear often shows up as tension, tightness, holding, or bracing.
This practice uses the breath as a kind, steady companion.
The key is not to force love, calm, or “spiritual success.” The key is acceptance.
When we accept what is here, the body often softens — and love becomes easier to receive.
The Three-Step Process
This is a simple three-step path you can use anytime: in anxiety, despair, uncertainty, or everyday stress.
It follows a gentle rhythm:
- Recognition: There is fear here.
- Acceptance: I accept this fear.
- Blessing: May this fear be well — held in love.
Why Acceptance Helps
Sometimes the mind can accept an idea, but the body still resists. When that happens, it helps to return to what is honest
and present. The nervous system tends to settle more quickly when we name the truth gently.
The Body as a Kind Barometer
- If a phrase increases tension, it may be too big or too distant (for right now).
- If a phrase brings softening, warmth, or relief, it is often more aligned with what is true.
- We don’t force. We listen. We adjust with kindness.
The Practice
1) Arrive (20–30 seconds)
Sit comfortably. Let your body be supported. Feel your feet, your seat, your hands.
Let the breath be natural. No special effort — simply arrive.
2) Recognize (What is here?)
Recognition (quietly):
There is fear here.
There is tension here.
This is what this moment feels like.
If it helps, do a gentle scan: forehead, jaw, throat, chest, belly, shoulders, hands. Simply notice.
3) Accept (The healing hinge)
On the inhale, softly offer an acceptance phrase that feels honest in your body.
You are not approving of fear — you are allowing it to be here without fighting it.
Inhale: I accept.
Exhale: the love of God.
If you feel resistance to “the love of God” (or to the word “God”), you can choose a phrase that feels safer and more immediate.
What matters is sincerity — not perfection.
Gentle Alternatives (choose what fits)
Inhale: I accept life.
Exhale: I allow this moment.
Inhale: I accept fear.
Exhale: I stay with love.
Inhale: I accept despair.
Exhale: love is here too.
Tip: choose one pair of phrases and stay with it for 5–10 breaths. Simpler is often deeper.
4) Bless (Love completes the circle)
When the body begins to soften — even a little — offer a simple blessing.
This is not a demand that fear disappear. It is a wish that fear be held kindly.
Blessing (quietly):
May this fear be well.
May this fear be understood.
May this moment be held in the love of God.
Closing (20–30 seconds)
Let go of the phrases. Feel the body again. Notice what has shifted — even slightly.
If nothing shifts, that is okay too. The practice is still working: you are choosing gentleness over struggle.
What This Practice Tends to Teach Over Time
- Fear becomes more workable when it is met honestly.
- Acceptance reduces inner conflict, and the body often relaxes.
- Love is easier to receive when we stop fighting what is present.
- We learn: I can be with this. And that changes everything.
Short Version (for daily use)
Recognize: There is fear here.
Accept: I accept this fear.
Bless: May this fear be well — held in love.
Note: This is a gentle spiritual practice for support and encouragement. If you are experiencing overwhelming distress,
it can help to reach out to a trusted professional or a supportive person in your life.