Tonight I would like to talk about acceptance. This topic comes up a lot in program and it's something that I have heard a great deal about in my life. However I have not fully grasped and embraced the concept until now. Acceptance is just that: accepting everyone and everything just as it is without attempting to control/manipulate things in our favor. There are three areas of my life in which acceptance has helped me so much already: my sex and love addiction, co-parenting with my toxic ex-husband, and accepting that my father is an emotionally unavailable alcoholic who will never be any different. Once you accept situations for what they are and realize you can't change them, a sense of peace and serenity fills your life. It is such a blessing and I am so grateful for my recovery and SLAA for helping me to make all of these important discoveries.
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