Millions of people have been freed from chaos by learning to
Accept the things I can not change.
Change the the things I can.
Know the difference.
If you know anything about the 12-steps, you may recognize these excepts from the Serenity Prayer. Relying on something bigger than little ‘ole you can give you the serenity and courage to accept things or change them, and the wisdom to know which is called for at any time.
What has brought you to reading a Substack like the Body Acceptance Project is likely your continued struggle with what IS. Your belief that you should be in control of the way things are and if they aren’t as you wish, you should be able to control them and make them the way you want.
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