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One way to get at the meaning of the principle of acceptance is to meditate upon it in the context of AA’s much used prayer, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. ... We shall also see that life’s formidable array of pains and problems will require many different degrees of acceptance as we try to apply this valued principle.
Sometimes we have to find the right kind of acceptance for each day. Sometimes we need to develop acceptance for what may come to pass tomorrow, and yet again we shall have to accept a condition that may never change. Then, too, there frequently has to be a right and a realistic acceptance of grievous flaws within ourselves and serious faults within those about us – defects that may not be fully remedied for years, if ever. ... Most of us will meet up with some degree of worldly success, and here the problem of the right kind of acceptance will be difficult. ...
It is always worthwhile to consider how grossly that good word acceptance can be misused. ... With these twistings of acceptance, we AA’s have had vast experience. Hence we constantly try to remind ourselves that these perversions of acceptance are just gimmicks for excuse making: a losing game at which we are, or at least have been, the world’s champions. ...
This kind of acceptance and faith is capable of producing 100 percent sobriety. ... This is an exercise in acceptance that we can profitably practice every day of our lives. ...
Another exercise that I practice is to try for a full inventory of my blessings and then for right acceptance of the many gifts that are mine – both temporal and spiritual.
Approximate Word count = 1345
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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