12/17/18

Me thinks ACCEPTANCE must be the greatest
gift of all time. Obviously, it's human to critique,
if not actually criticize, the actions of others, to
say nothing of Mother Earth. "I'm too fat! You
are too thin! She's too picky! He's too aloof! It's
too cold to go outside!" So, I'm wondering if
acceptance and the power of positive thinking,
to quote Normal Vincent Peale, go hand in hand.
Can I actually accept a given without necessarily
being positive about it? Or, can I be positive, but
not necessarily accept? The reason I'm thinking
about these things, is I would like to be a better,
more positive, accepting person in 2019 and I
actually believe that acceptance is the key. I
remember my father being very accepting of
people exactly as they were. My guy is quite
accepting of me (although he seems to take
issue with certain football players). I don't
think is is something you can just stuff, as it
were. I believe you actually have to ACCEPT,
really, truly, or it doesn't work. And, if I'm not
careful, I'm going to end up with the serenity
prayer! So what are the steps? How can I make
this happen in my own life? Perhaps making
the decision to be more accepting is the first
step, followed by practice, practice, practice!
2019, here I come! Pray for me . . .

longing for better
from the core of my being
i so yearn to grow

"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference."
~Reinhold Niebuhr