ACCEPTANCE

ACCEPTANCE IS THE ANSWER TO "ALL" MY PROBLEMS TODAY.

WHEN I AM DISTURBED, IT IS BECAUSE I FIND SOME PERSON,
PLACE, THING, OR SITUATION

--- "SOME FACT OF MY LIFE" ---

UNACCEPTABLE TO ME, AND I CAN FIND NO SERENITY UNTIL
I ACCEPT THAT PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR SITUATION
AS BEING EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE,
AT THIS MOMENT.


"NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, HAPPENS
IN GOD'S WORLD BY MISTAKE."


UNTIL I COULD ACCEPT MY ALCOHOLISM,
I COULD NOT STAY SOBER,
UNLESS I ACCEPT LIFE COMPLETELY ON LIFE'S TERMS,
I CANNOT BE HAPPY.


I NEED TO CONCENTRATE NOT SO MUCH ON WHAT
NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN THE WORLD,
AS ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED,

"IN ME AND IN MY ATTITUDES."

Alcoholics Anonymous, Big Book, Fourth Edition, Page 417,
Story: 'Acceptance Was The Answer' by Dr. Paul Ohlinger.
© 2001 A.A. World Services, Inc.

Dr. Paul O. Passed Away May 19, 2000, At Age 83.