moving forward and you know that eventually the rain will stop ACCEPTANCE Try this experiment to experience the change in perception and emotional freedom that true acceptance brings For this exercise get your notebook and also find a bandana or light cloth you can use as a blindfold I want you to write a few sentences while wearing a blindfold about your understanding of the role of acceptance in managing anxiety to write as clearly and legibly as possible making sure to keep the letters and words lined up even though you be able to see what writing You can do anything you need to help you with this except remove the blindfold Do your best to try to figure out a way to write as straight as you can in spite of not being able to see Now do the exercise again This time worry about writing straight and on the lines or making sure your letters are clear Just write while wearing the blindfold Can you feel the Once you accept the blindfold liberated from the anxiety about it CLARIFY YOUR VALUES Values are the things in life we cherish most the things that give our lives meaning