You don’t have to like something in order to ACCEPT it.

Acceptance has been THE hardest, yet most rewarding, gift that I have been taught along my journey to health and sobriety.

For me, Personally, there have been so many times where I didn’t like the situation or, I didn’t like the outcome of something, or maybe I wasn’t able to assert my own will onto everyone else. So many times that I would allow my own world to become so chaotic and fall apart trying to change things I had zero control over, that I had to make a choice.

The choice was;

Continue to deny the situation while continuing to make the situation worse

OR

Feel the uncomfortable feelings that go with accepting something for exactly how it is, in that moment, good or bad, and then figure out a plan moving forward.

I have gone so many years thinking that if every single person, place, or thing, didn’t suit me, than it wasn’t worthy or, of any value to me. That isn’t the case though. I have had to learn that I am not the only one healing. I am not the only one that has gone through something life changing. I am not the only feeling some type of way, on that day, at that moment.

Acceptance doesn’t mean defeat. Acceptance means having the ability to set my ego aside and ask, “What is my part in all of this?” Sometimes, we need to accept that we are the ones putting our own selves into poor situations. I am not saying that any of this is easy but, I am saying, doing the work to help you feel better internally, is worth it. The feeling you get when your life begins transforming, is worth it. The sense of accomplishment you feel when you realize you no longer have to be ruled by those same people, places and things you were trying so hard to change, is worth it!

We are all worth doing the things that will get us to where we want to be in life. We just have to start being honest with ourselves, and with others, so we can heal and continue to grow.

Keep going… You’ve got this   – Dani