There is a compelling irony in the truth that when we accept people as they are we create the conditions for them to pursue meaningful change.
Acceptance is not weakness or acquiescence, but a baseline offering of dignity and respect from which another can freely, loosely, and playfully experiment with their own version of becoming.
If our acceptance can help unlock that discovery, and we choose to withhold it, that says far more about us than it does about those being held to standards they are not yet equipped to meet.
In the powerful dynamics of human influence we are either catalysts for one another or we are roadblocks. There is nothing in between.
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