Acceptance = changes present condition
Irony is, if you try to change the present condition without first accepting it you perpetuate the condition.
But if you don't resist the condition from perpetuating, then it will eventually change.
Why does this happen?
By resisting the condition we focus on it, hone our attention to it.
And since Energy Flows Where Attention Goes, we're adding more energy to the condition thus preserving it.
Now when we accept the condition, by allowing it part of our experience in the present moment, we no longer push against it. We allow it to be, and so our attention is freed to focus elsewhere, adding energy to whatever it is we're now focusing on.
You'll know for certain if you're accepting a condition by the feeling of relief, freedom, detachment, peace, and/or an increase in mood.
Like all things, to be good at this requires practice. So be patient with yourself. Because if you aren't and grow irritated with your progress or seeming lack of, you're back to resisting lol. Accept where you are. Accept where your life is. Accept where the world is. Accept Accept Accept.