ACCEPTING
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. – Reinhold Niebuhr
Swimmers who are caught in a rip tide and feel themselves being dragged out to sea often panic and try to swim against the current. Typically, they use up all their energy, exhaust themselves, get a cramp and drown. The advice to swimmers in this situation is not to resist, but instead, accept the situation, and let the current take them out to sea. Within a few hundred meters the current will weaken and the swimmer can swim around and back to shore.
It’s the same with emotions: it’s not easy to deal with situations and emotions that are challenging and difficult, but resisting ...
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