(3) ADAPT: The act of ADAPTING gives
validity to admitting and accepting-it is the third dimen-
sion which imparts substance, otherwise there remains only
a passive state of mind, helpful as that is, but nothing more.
It is the act of ADAPTING, the ego-involve-
ment in making whatever changes are necessary to adjust
completely to all of the circumstances of your misfortune,
which excludes the imminent possibility of withdrawal.
You must become willingly and totally involved in what-
ever adjustments are necessary, because withdrawal from
reality soon becomes a severe mental illness.
Your ADAPTING must corne from within.
Your adjustment to the changed situations resulting from
misfortune must be voluntary and without reservation.
Your adjustment must be total ... and it must be yours.
It must bear the hallmark of your courage, your determina-
tion, your decision.
Thus, because you: (1) ADMIT, (2) ACCEPT,
and (3) ADAPT... you attain a spiritual transition of
indescribable magnitude.
What more can you do?
One more thing. One more "A", perhaps the
easiest because it is made possible by your having com-
pleted the first three steps, but this final "A" will put you
back into the mainstream of life:
(4) ACT: The ultimate achievement in deal-
ing with the consequences of tragedy is to ACT at once,
leaving the door which Fate forever closed, and ACTIVE-
LY seeking the open door which Faith promises, "Seek
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