I was feeling bad about "not getting over it" yet, but then I remembered this isn't like when someone dies.
Acceptance is an important part of grieving because if you don't accept that someone is dead you'll get haunted or something.
BUT. This isn't the kind of thing that one "accepts" No. Not accepting any of it is important.
It's more like becoming comfortable with not accepting much of anything.
Finding more ways to not "accept" Even if it's just canceling a bunch of accounts at first.
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Americans are so hyper-focused on being nice people that they've forgotten the meaning of revolt.
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@futurebird I'm embracing my anger.
@futurebird The acceptance is that it's happened. Like death, it happens. It's undeniable. Denial, anger, bargaining and depression (the first 4 stages of grief) aren't really going to help I […]
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Acceptance is not "getting over it," but acknowledging, for the moment, the current reality. That current reality doesn't represent the future. It's that acceptance of what is that […]
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Years of gritting our teeth in resilience against acceptance.
@futurebird - The time for acceptance will be when this is past. That is *way* beyond my planning horizon. I'm not young; it may be beyond my lifespan.
The things I remind myself we do have to accept are not knowing and impermanence. This is always true, just more so now.
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