The process of acceptance begins with the willingness to see things exactly as they are in the present moment. Acceptance is not about resignation. It is about courage. It is about the courage to look a situation right in the eye and say: "Yes, I have this issue." Much like alcoholics first to recognise that they have a problem before they can do something about it, so do we need to accept that we have an issue and not trying to cover it up. By not covering it up, that is not for other people but not covering it up for ourselves. Trying not to live in a self-imposed denial.