Suffering, Acceptance &
A Brighter Tomorrow

There are times when you have no choice but to suffer graciously. Everything you have tried to "fix" the pain has not worked. So let's be practical and talk about "diminishing" the agony by accepting it and having faith that there will be a brighter tomorrow. Swim around in the pool of misery that is your fate. At the same time, use your mind to think positive thoughts about how your life is going to be when all of this is over. Here is a poem I wrote to soothe myself when I am in pain. love addiction, help for love addicts

Life may take a downward spiral,
And overwhelm us for awhile.

Pain may seem a way of life;
Endless moments filled with strife.

Gloom may settle in our soul,
Splitting that which once was whole.

And yet despite this painful rift,
There still exists a timeless gift.

The saving grace when all is gray,
The promise of a brand new day.

I also go to the book of Alcoholics Anonymous and read the following passage over and over again.

[A]cceptance 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. love addicts, love addiction

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