GRIEF:

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We're striving for acceptance of ourselves, our past, other people,
and our present circumstances while in recovery. Acceptance
brings serenity and freedom – the freedom to take care of ourselves.

Acceptance is not a one-step process. Before we achieve acceptance,
there are stages of denial, anger, negotiating, and sadness. We call
these stages the grief process. Grief can be frustrating. It can be
confusing. We may vacillate. Others may not understand us. We may
neither understand ourselves nor our own behavior while we're
grieving our losses. Then one day, things become clear.

Don't worry. If we are taking steps to take care of ourselves, we will
move through this process at exactly the right pace. Be understanding
with yourself and others for the very human way we go through
transition.