Listen to Kristen Neff, Tara Brach, Brene Brown and others.
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Acceptance. When I am disturbed, it is because a person, place, thing, or situation is unacceptable to me. I find no serenity until I accept my life as being exactly the way it is meant to be. Nothing happens in God’s world by mistake. Acknowledge the problem, but live the solution!
If you haven't checked these talks out, I really want to encourage you to. I just listened to Monday's segment with Brene Brown on "Developing Shame Resistance." The strategies she discusses along with the insights gained from her study of the nature and impact of shame are so, so important for ALL of us and especially for us addicts.
Acceptance. When I am disturbed, it is because a person, place, thing, or situation is unacceptable to me. I find no serenity until I accept my life as being exactly the way it is meant to be. Nothing happens in God’s world by mistake. Acknowledge the problem, but live the solution!