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Post by Susan Peabody on Feb 13, 2009 12:40:03 GMT -8
Eventually, I moved on from my feelings and addressed the issue of acceptance. Acceptance was a very important part of the healing process for me. It is a tool I learned in 12-step programs. It doesn’t change the basic situation, but it ends our struggle against things that can’t be changed, leaving more energy to focus on the things that can be. Acceptance amounts to surrendering your pain so that you can move on. You just give it to God or some benevolent force in the universe and in return you get the serenity you need to heal your wounds. To get started I recommend the first half of the very popular Serenity Prayer: “God grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change.”
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Post by Chrissy on Feb 16, 2009 17:29:50 GMT -8
Very, very fitting for me right now...I know this to be true and am using acceptance as a tool for my recovery...
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