Only Through Acceptance Can We Change

Accepting myself exactly where I am is the very thing that allows me to change? Reflecting on Carl Rogers’ “curious paradox” of acceptance, it resonates so much to both my sobriety and stroke recovery. Last night I reached my cognitive and physical limit while trying to make one of my world famous dinners. 😉 I asked my husband to step in for the last part. The energy I would have wasted if I argued with reality, would not have left me with energy to eat. Accepting today’s capacity actually gives me more choices—how can I live fully within today’s reality?  Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 New products available! Visit my Recovery Upcycling Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling