The road to acceptance is long, complicated, and made up of several stages needed to finally achieve healthy results. The move to the feeling of acceptance is a key link between the film Groundhog Day, “Try to Praise the Mutilated World” by Adam Zagajewski and the Cycle of Grief by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Although they are all different, they share the same idea of ​​understanding and admitting the elements of reality that we cannot change, which, in turn, can provide us with inner peace and freedom. The entire process of acceptance is thoroughly examined in Groundhog Day, the 1993 film that depicts the experience of protagonist Phil Connors being stuck in a time loop, and then forced to relive the same day over and over again. Elements of Kübler-Ross's cycle of grief are evident throughout the film, while the wisdom shared in Zagajewski's poetry becomes evident towards the end. At the beginning of his experience, Connors enters a phase of shock that also occurs during the Grief Cycle: he doesn't understand a new reality that has taken hold, and perhaps he needs to be reminded of it several times because it hasn't sunk in yet. This proves true in the film, when Connors is finally forced to acknowledge that something is wrong after repeating the same day twice. He struggles to deal with his newfound reality by asking himself and those around him, “Didn't we do this yesterday?”, and after the initial shock, he faces temporary denial and confusion, which are other stages included in the Grief Cycle. He exclaims, “I need someone to give me a good slap in the face!” and “What if there's no tomorrow? There wasn't one today." Of course, Connors initially tries to deny that anything out of the ordinary is happening, and is confused...... middle of paper ......ee Groundhog Day, acceptance can be achieved as well as the ability to praise the problems that have been faced and the strength and perspective gained from them. To find the ability to praise the mutilated world one must first accept its flaws and imperfections , beauty can be found in "the acorns gathered in the park in autumn, and in the leaves that swirled over the scars of the earth... and in the gray feather a lost thrush, and in the gentle light that goes away, fades and returns" (Zagajewski )Works CitedKübler-Ross, Elisabeth and David Kessler. “The Five Stages of Grief.” www.changingminds.org. Np, nd Web. March 13. 2012..