The Journey: Acceptance

to accept = to accede, undertake, bear, shoulder

The ongoing journey re my mom is less stressful and emotional this week.  Yay! 

I met with our doctor, who provided some solid advice.  The main take-away: you must accept the situation for what it is.  Once you accept, you’re going with the flow and taking circumstances in stride. 

Per my newly acquired therapist, you don’t have to like what’s going on, but acceptance enables you to better handle a situation and alter the things within that might be leading to stress/anxiety.

Sheri Van Dijk’s Calming the Emotional Storm is one source for helping with this:

“ Readers learn to understand and manage their emotions and begin to choose their actions rather than acting on impulses. They also practice calming their emotions in times of stress by embracing acceptance and fostering positive emotions about themselves. These life-changing skills can save many readers from unnecessary suffering due to the "emotional storm" inside.”

Think I have me some reading to do!