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bluidkiti · 04-29-2014, 10:14 AM

May 2

Acceptance

Sobriety involves coping with challenges of reality. Many resorted to chemicals to escape. But reality does not necessarily improve with abstinence. Many of stresses that were there before the chemicals are still there with abstinence. A key word in recovery is acceptance: to accept that we have the disease of addiction and to accept things we cannot change. But it is important not to confuse acceptance with approval. There is nothing wrong with telling God about our displeasure. We may be angry at God when we are in distress, but we turn to Him for security and pray for the serenity to accept the stresses in life.

04-29-2014, 10:14 AM	#2
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,608	May 2 Acceptance Sobriety involves coping with challenges of reality. Many resorted to chemicals to escape. But reality does not necessarily improve with abstinence. Many of stresses that were there before the chemicals are still there with abstinence. A key word in recovery is acceptance: to accept that we have the disease of addiction and to accept things we cannot change. But it is important not to confuse acceptance with approval. There is nothing wrong with telling God about our displeasure. We may be angry at God when we are in distress, but we turn to Him for security and pray for the serenity to accept the stresses in life. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.