Acceptance
Kai on July 23rd, 2005
Acceptance is a funny concept and a strange word. it can mean
anything from laying a small part of a problem to rest, to
defeat and loss.
Acceptance is calm. It’s colour would be blue, serene, and
light. And it’s one of the greatest healers available to anyone.
To accept, first, generally, you must know what has upset you
Be it your diagnosis or something you think you’ve done, something
someone else has done, or something you can’t change, acceptance is one of
the ultimate ends.
Acceptance is also about facing flaws.
None of us are perfect, and to claim that we are is madness. Our mental
health problems, however, are not directly our fault. We cannot be held
responsible for the ‘flaw’ itself. We may be held responsible for how we
’show’ that flaw to others. It’s also part of our path to accept that some do not
understand and maybe never can.
Acceptance is gradual, and just as time is a great healer, the energy you expend
fighting the issues you accept can be expended elsewhere, in educating others, or
continuing to grow as an individual.
Acceptance is also about knowing, that though you are individual, you are not alone.
It’s not something that you can just do though - there are no tried and true formulae
that will bring you peace and acceptance in one fell swoop. Acceptance is like a song,
you have to follow the tune all the way to the end of the path before it works.
