'Smile Time'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
I just wrote a pretty good piece on radical acceptance (and it's pretty damn funny in parts), if you'd like to read it.
I definitely would!
See, I just have a hard time with the idea of making myself accept a shitty situation. I'm stubborn and willful like that. (And also, unsurprisingly, get stressed more often than I'd like.) So the concept of radical acceptance really interests me, but I don't understand *how* to actually make myself *do* it.
It's a tough one to accept, if you will. But, it's really changed my life.
I don't have the file here at work, but I'll send it to you when I get home. Hopefully, if nothing else, it'll give you a good laugh.
Also, the important thing to note is accepting a situation does not mean you're declaring it good. It's still a shitty situation. You just are accepting that it's a shitty situation and you can either not do anything about it at this time, or you can do something about it.
The method I use to accept my problems is to blame myself. You see, it's my fault anyway because I suck, so I should just lump it. The idea of positively accepting a situation just boggles me.
Hey Trudes, that new year you ordered for me must be on slow boat delivery...
Unfortunately, I sent it by New York City transit.
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The method I use to accept my problems is to blame myself. You see, it's my fault anyway because I suck, so I should just lump it.
Ooh, I know this one!
Ooh, I know this one!
I do too. And it feels sucky.
I thought Tom's way was the only right way.
Timelies. I hope Fay gets the good job that values her; C gets the familyl that she deserves; Suzi gets a break; and everyone else gets candy.
The method *I* use is to blame Tom Scola. You see, if he's heaping the weight of the world on himself anyway whats a little bit more? He probably didn't even notice until just now.
Ooh, I know this one!
Me, too! Me, too!
(I'd be interested in your paper too, vw. I personally practice radical hiding, but it's not working out so well.)
I thought Tom's way was not only right, but the only possible way. Hmm.
Ginger, you may want to consider adding Radical Banging Your Head Against A Wall to your repertoire. It opens up the options considerably.