“Acceptance” plays a huge role in our mental health.
My reference to the 12 steps is a wry acknowledgement of just how deeply embedded the edicts of AA are in our psyche. The opening pledge addresses accepting.. and it’s genuinely a great suggestion. Let go. If you can’t change it, let it be.
Acceptance has more urgency than we imagine; we shrug when we are advised to find “acceptance” for our peace of mind but we know how much it matters.
Fighting against realities, our limitations, gives over power to what we cannot change.
Accepting what you can and what you can’t change frees you. Therein lies control. Or, at least more control.
Some control.
That’s enough.
this is our life 