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Old 09-20-2007, 04:51 AM
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GrouchoTheCat
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Originally Posted by Dead Poet View Post
Ithe ability to recognize that the story doesnt have a beginning middle and ending. By this I mean to say that you never "catch" this disease like a cold, and you never wake up magically cured the next day, year or decade. It is a simple thought, that can relate to our lives, a relationship, or any experience that we have. -DP
I think the key is in here somewhere.

I did not cause my disease, I just have it (acceptance).

I will never be able to drink 'normally' again (acceptance).

It's ok, no more than that, it's having "the serenity to ACCEPT the things I cannot change".

Originally Posted by Dead Poet View Post
It is in this process that true acceptance is needed of our lives.
Yep, I think I just might understand,

Thanks DP
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