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Friday, July 4, 2008

Acceptance

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I was thinking I'd take today off from blogging, but in my blog reading today, I came across something on acceptance that I'd like to share.

My husband's absolute favorite line from the AA Big Book is "acceptance is the answer to all my problems today." When he is struggling, I'll hear him muttering it to himself, a fierce mantra. And when I am struggling, I come back to it too: "Accept, damn you! Accept!" I'll tell myself before coming to some sort of grudging state I call acceptance.

So, I liked what indistinct shared today about acceptance: reminding me that true acceptance isn't a defeated compliance or a resentful surrender. Go on, click that link and pay him a visit, you'll be glad you, um, complied.

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8 comments:

  1. Thanks for a timely reminder … and the link to what indistinct shared today. I’m glad I checked it out for myself. Hope you’re having a good 4th of July.
    Hugs and blessings,
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  2. Hmmm...his post was interesting. Wonder what he'd have to say about wisdom. I could use some of both.
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  3. Acceptance can be tough. I will check it out. Have a good Saturday!
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  4. MPJ,

    Thank you. Thank you for confirming there is a bit of truth in the words. That I don't struggle alone.
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  5. Golly you took several lifetimes to load today! [your blog that is to say.]

    One of my favourite quotes indeed. Glad I'm not the only one who needs ear-plugs to blot out those with their mantras! [at least he's chanting a good one.]
    Cheers
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  6. Accept. Accept. Accept.
    That's my battle cry right now!
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  7. Thanks for sharing that. It's an awesome post!
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  8. The way have to approach acceptance, sneak up on it, really, is to try and remember that whatever it is, I WILL be accepting it. I will because it just is. The choice I get to make is whether I resist the acceptance or not. It's in that resistance that I extend my misery and it is in that non-resistance tat I find the most expedient path out of it.

    I don't always have access in the moment to that seemingly simple bit of reasoning. It truly is a matter of practice.

    The occasional opportunity, such as right now, to articulate what I know is also extremely important lest I forget myself. Thanks for that opportunity!
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