#acceptancce

by Kerry Hardie

Yesterday it was still January and I drove home and the roads were wet and the fields were wet and a palette knife

had spread a slab of dark blue forestry across the hill. A splashed white van appeared from a side road then turned off and I drove on into the drab morning

which was mudded and plain and there was a kind of weary happiness that nothing was trying to be anything much and nothing was being suggested. I don’t know how else to explain

This Workshop is Designed for You!

What do you do when you are out of sorts? Everyone has days that sometimes turn into weeks and can, unfortunately, lead to a persistent bad mood and, in time, can turn into a chronic mood disorder or depressive disorder. You know that feeling of being too tight in your own skin, everything annoys you, the TV is too loud, and that dumb guy on the TOYOTA commercial makes you want to throw your bag…

These next few blogs will be a series on the 4 A’s of Change. Acceptance, Attitude, Action and Adjustment. These are teachings that we explored at my workshop on February 22, 2020. As you read through this information, you may find it helpful to journal along the way. Ask your self these following questions:

1. What am I avoiding in my life and pretending to be okay, knowing deep inside…

An accused came before

he stood with heads down

when questioned kept quiet

never was the same as before.

Is it a way of acceptance?

I really do not know

Yet he did not answer to any query

could it be a mute acceptance?

So you want to be happy

You want to erase the pain and embrace oblivion

You think that will make you better

You think that that will make you whole

You think that that will make it easier

To life and make friends

When really happiness is not the way

The way is acceptance

Acceptance of your flaws and shortcomings

You may never be happy 

But you will make friends

And they will make you happy

Because they will accept you 

"Let's Fight Ho-Ho-Homophobia and Teach Children Acceptance!"