Whether or not you believe in God or recover from codependency, reality is often painful. Even when life goes well, everyone loses loved ones, suffers health and other loses, and eventually dies. However, in choosing to surrender self-will, you’re able to accept life realistically and with equanimity and are thus able to live more effectively. This doesn’t eliminate your emotions; on the contrary, it enables you to accept them and allow them to flow — weep if you must or take action that is in your highest interest. Denying sadness closes your heart and vibrancy and blocks your laughter. For
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