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The ultimate goal or level of Acceptance:
'God, grant me the serenity to Accept'
a person or situation As It Exists
In Its State of Existence
(without the need to or drive to
twist it apart to change it,
nor to analyze it,
nor to label or define it)

This is not the same as to
"go with the flow,"
nor to blindly or cowardly put an 'a-o-k' on
that which is wrong;
it is simply a matter of not allowing one's ego
to dictate or to even assume
that 'we' know what is best for others,
that it is 'our' place to run things,
that it is 'our' right to
put everyone and everything on 'our' terms.

We can enjoy a flower In Its State of Existence-
or we can tear it apart to see how it is put together and
how its system works,
try to plant it where we think it should be,
paint it a different color,
call it something other than a flower and
deprive it of sunlight-
and all that will be gained
is to destroy it.

Such is it is with ourselves,
other people,
relationships,
life--
better to Accept what exists
In Its State of Existence...

for what we seek to twist apart
and change
and analyze
and label-
we destroy.