Acceptance - Paraphrased

[Dayzed]

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. pp 417 B 4th Ed.
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…Acceptance is the key to my relationship with God today. I never just sit and do nothing while waiting for Him to tell me what to do. Rather, I do whatever is in front of me to be done, and I leave the results up to Him; however it turns out, that’s God’s will for me. I must keep my magic magnifying mind on my acceptance and off my expectations, for my serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance. When I remember this, I can see I've never had it so good! pp 420 BB 4th Ed.

[MajestyJo]

Thank you for sharing. For me, I could not heal, change, and grow without acceptance. It is part of the change cycle, I had to become aware of this issue, admit that there was something that I needed to change, acceptance of what is in the moment, even though I do not like it, knowing it is subject to change, then I need to take action to change my attitude, or change my attitude so I can change. I also have to accept that do have attitude issues. As they say, it takes one to know one.

When I am accepting, I find peace in the moment.

[Dayzed]

I personally, really love the part about acceptance with God. I always used to wonder,"What's God's will for me?" in different situations. I always wished God would send me a letter or an email..lol. Now I know that I am to do whatever in front of me needs to be done... however it turns out, good or bad, that's God's will for me in that moment. If it turns out bad, then there is a lesson for me to learn... once I learn that lesson, I need never go through that issue again. So long as I remember God's will for that moment.

[MajestyJo]

Thanks for the great shares. Acceptance for me is my disease. Accepting my God's Love. Acceptance that I can't and my God can. Accept the fact that I need to invite Him into my day and put my life into His Care, not just my disease, but my whole being.