I accept I’m not feeling peace
I accept my sadness with regard to loss
I accept I’m scared about the future
I accept all the various unknowns
I accept health anxiety
I accept massive change

My life feels upside down
I recognize none of it
I feel different
Uncomfortable in my skin
The familiar has gone
Leaving in it’s wake
Something foreign

It reminds me of the time I traveled to Europe
I stepped off the plane
Entered a new world
Melancholy set in as I adjusted to new terrain

So I become present
Observe
Allow feelings to come and go
Sit with the discomfort
Accept what is

Like giving birth
One must surrender
Push through
Surrender to the rhythm of life