Pick one value that still matters and take one small action toward it on a painful day.
Acceptance, in this sense, is not approval of pain. It is telling the truth: pain is here today, and some of life can still be touched.
Values can include following Christ, keeping a marriage, being a parent, or staying honest at work. This page will not preach a program. It will only ask you to name what already matters.
How to
Write three things that still matter: faith, family, work, friendship, making something.
Circle one for today.
Choose an action that takes ten minutes or less. Send the text. Stand at the sink. Read one psalm.
Do it even if the pain does not drop first.
A small action is not proof you should push through injury. Stop if something new or sharp starts.