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Thursday, April 16, 2009

PTA--revisited


remembering the PTA
no, not the parent-teachers association.

patience
tolerance
acceptance

whenever i feel i should be further along
in my recovery, i have to consider how
far i walked into the forest of addiction.
the distance out is the same;
hopefully the time frame will be quicker.

tolerance allows me slow down and think
before i speak. in addition i can be less
judgmental and try to see things from
the other person's perspective.

acceptance is actually the final stage
of the grieving process.
when i decided to give up my drinking
lifestyle, i went through all the stages
just as if i had lost a loved one.

denial
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance

today i accept who and what i am,
and play the cards of life that i was dealt.

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3 comments:

Shadow said...

that's a good pta to listen to.

clean and crazy said...

thank you for this, lest we forget. How easy complacency slips inside and so many days when I am struggling it is because I am not doing what i need to do and it all starts with Surrender and Acceptance.

Findon said...

Vert true John. Nice post.

 
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