You stop resisting.
You take a breath.
You loosen your grip.
You say, “It is what it is.”
And maybe it is.
But under the stillness…
is it peace?
Or is it quiet giving up?
There’s a thin line.
Acceptance is rooted in strength.
Resignation is rooted in collapse.
Acceptance says:
I choose to release what I can’t control.
Resignation says:
Nothing I do matters.
Acceptance meets reality with clarity.
Resignation meets it with surrender to powerlessness.
Acceptance honors the present.
Resignation abandons the future.
You say:
- “I guess this is just how it is.”
- “Maybe it’s not meant for me.”
- “It’s fine. I’m over it.”
But ask yourself:
- Am I truly at peace — or have I just stopped trying?
- Did I choose this — or did I give up because it didn’t happen on my timeline?
- Do I feel free… or empty?
Acceptance opens your heart and your hands.
Resignation closes them both.
Acceptance is a decision.
Resignation is a retreat.
This is the Cushy way.
Letting go with presence — not defeat.
Choosing peace — without shrinking your possibility.
You don’t have to force what isn’t.
But you never have to surrender your power in the name of stillness.
