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*janbear* · 07-21-2007, 06:13 AM

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing,
or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me,
and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing,
or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake.
Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober;
unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world
as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417

*janbear* · 07-21-2007, 10:55 PM

Acceptance-something i have to focus on daily doing to keep some serenity in my life. I had sponsor at one time that had me look at the Serenity Prayer differently and it really helped me.

"God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change.
Courage to change the person I can, and the
Wisdom to know that person is me."

Today i am better about accepting that i am the only person i can change, no one else, well, most of the time that is. Thats me for now.

Anyone else want to share?

jalanm · 07-27-2007, 05:51 AM

I was at a meeting recently where acceptance was the topic. And it made me think about redoing Step 1-it's one thing to admit I am powerless, but to "accept" it is entirely another. For the longest time I steadfastly refused to accept what, and who I am-I was always striving to be something or someone I wasn't. And it took a matter of "dying to self" to finally accept that I had a disease that destroys personalitles, persons and degrades a human to the most base form. Once I accepted that this disease had control over me, I began to take control over it with the help of the Program. I knew then that there was hope, healing, and recovery both available and accessable, and most importantly sitting right in front of me.

*janbear* · 07-27-2007, 12:31 PM

Thanks for sharing jalanm

07-21-2007, 06:13 AM	#1
janbear willing servant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,175	Weekly Meeting 7/21-7/28 And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417 __________________ And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. -Shakespeare For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

07-21-2007, 10:55 PM	#2
janbear willing servant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,175	Acceptance-something i have to focus on daily doing to keep some serenity in my life. I had sponsor at one time that had me look at the Serenity Prayer differently and it really helped me. "God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change. Courage to change the person I can, and the Wisdom to know that person is me." Today i am better about accepting that i am the only person i can change, no one else, well, most of the time that is. Thats me for now. Anyone else want to share? __________________ And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. -Shakespeare For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

07-27-2007, 12:31 PM	#4
janbear willing servant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,175	Thanks for sharing jalanm __________________ And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. -Shakespeare For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

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07-27-2007, 05:51 AM	#3
jalanm In Recovery thank God Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 14	I was at a meeting recently where acceptance was the topic. And it made me think about redoing Step 1-it's one thing to admit I am powerless, but to "accept" it is entirely another. For the longest time I steadfastly refused to accept what, and who I am-I was always striving to be something or someone I wasn't. And it took a matter of "dying to self" to finally accept that I had a disease that destroys personalitles, persons and degrades a human to the most base form. Once I accepted that this disease had control over me, I began to take control over it with the help of the Program. I knew then that there was hope, healing, and recovery both available and accessable, and most importantly sitting right in front of me.