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What does it mean?
If you have no choice, do not struggle against the situation.
In plain terms
Accept unavoidable situations without resistance.
What can you take from it?
Save energy by accepting what you cannot change.

Where it applies

  • inevitable events
  • constraints
  • crises

Putting it to work

  • acceptance practices
  • letting go

Questions to consider

  • When do you struggle needlessly?
  • How do you handle no choice?

Another view

Sometimes struggle leads to finding a way out.

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