I went to my weekly meeting last night, the chairperson's topic was acceptance.
Everyone had something to say about this topic and there was a bunch of great shares.
The one that really struck me is that acceptance is not condoning.
It's so true, I accpet my husband's drinking because I cannot control and change it...yet I do not condone it.
Another thing that someone mentioned to which I totally understood was "I am grateful for the alcoholics I met in my life..without them I would have not realised that my behaviour was wrong and needed changing".
That is also true for me, changing my behaviour in how I deal with these situations has made me take a good hard look at myself and my behaviour in general.
over and out..
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We are fortunate to have this opportunity to examine and change ourselves. The last year has been extremely challenging for me and I am grateful for it despite the chaos surrounding my wife. It is hard for people outside of this looking in to understand that. Keep coming back.
I realized within the last few days that I have not accepted my son for the way he currently is. He is in recovering but still having alot of issues with successfully dealing with life. If I cannot accept the situation, I know I will continue banging my head against a wall. And not find any serenity, girl. ;o)
this is a great post..I coudln't agree more.
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