Exploring Happiness #15- Sea Change Poem by June Stepansky

I am allergic to scallops.
Therapy will not help me.
Medication will not ameliorate it.
Many people can enjoy scallops,
but I am not one of them.
It is hard for me to accept
that there are things about myself
which I will never be able to change.

I know that one day
I must acknowledge
my particular uniqueness,
like my allergy to scallops,
and be ready to change
to shrimp.


I have always admired the AA slogan, “ Accept what you cannot change.”

Being able to accept difficult things in our lives is one important sign of maturity.

When we can accept what is impossible to change, such as physical problems, aging, loss, and other painful realities, we can then release the energy we need to move on to discover other possible pleasures that are still available for us to value and enjoy.



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Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Brendan Francis

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
Nathaniel Branden