When I was 17 and first exposed to Alanon  the concept of acceptance itself and that of accepting reality had to be the first tool for coping I got here. I mean, it's not that hard or emotionally painful right? A little surrender maybe, to knowing you're all you've got and that's a blessing for so many reasons. I am all I can handle & all I have to handle. Why struggle against futility/fantasy.

    Before alanon, I was a spiritual human being and definitely have my own individual perception of what god is. I believe everything is a stepping stone or transition to that next moment or thing/experience in your life. So, 'perfect time/timing' I also feel, I know it the truth. Which is also, hard to accept, idk, for me it was when I was younger b/c I'd be impatient. That does nothing but make you stressed out & crazy. And time is man made therefore not of the spiritual realm, ya for me time for god is just an unraveling or journey of awareness/knowledge until you can absorb and understand more.

I also love how the bookmark ends... about reconciling with life/acceptance. It is so true ~ if you are passionate about something or want to see something, become that itself and then you can be the change in the world that you want to see. We are all reflections of each other and we get new moments to change &/or express that every single day, all of the time. 

Thank you Jean for sharing this bookmark, I love it!