Serenity

Today we learned a good concept. We talked about serenity, and what it means to us individually. The first thing that popped into my head was the serenity prayer from friends who participated in AA. "Give me the strength to accept the things I cannot change." I automatically think of accepting my past because I can't change it. But than we really looked deep into the meaning. Do I accept ir or am I condoning their behavior? Really stop and think about that.

The google definition of serenity is: The state of being calm, peaceful and untroubled.

The google definition of condoning is: Accept and allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offencive to continue.

So are you really accepting it or are you condoning it? What I learned today was that you can accept someone for who they are without excusing their behavior.

BAM.......

This seriously hit me like a ton of bricks. I can love somebody while not putting up with certain behavior. I know my worth and will only put up with behavior I deserve. It will be a long process that will take a lot of practice but I know I can do it. It's not perfect self love but it's going to be something I'm gonna work on for the rest of my life. This also takes me to boundaries and knowing what you deserve. But also knowing how to properly come in and say this is what i deserve, without people feeling attacked.