Today I accept that I got what I got while growing up. Some was beneficial, some detrimental and some good enough. Whatever it was, it’s what was and nothing can change that. Because I have been willing to
confront the dysfunctional parts of myself and work through emotional blockages, I have also been able to reclaim my joy and strength. This process of recovery makes me stronger, more supple and tolerant, more
appreciative of life. While once I had a thousand theories and no experience, now I have a thousand days of experience and no theories. Life simply is life. Trying to fit it into models and patterns only reduces it for me. I know that it is not that simple. All the same, I also know that it is nothing but simple. I can live at the center of the paradox.

I accept and experience life.

Bloom where you are planted.
Nancy Reader Companion’s Aunt Grace