My T gave me a video to watch of Marsha - not the one id seen before and I must say that once I got over the way she speaks -

(hey I let anyone speak the way they want - we are all individuals after all - and I dont think she meant to sound condescending - I thiink she was trying for warm and friendly whoa - huge bracket bigger than post!!!! )

anyway after the loongest bracket comment in history! what she said was interesting and informative and helpful - she doesnt claim that anything she is telling us is "New" in fact she pointed out that Mindfulness comes up in lots of religions and goes back .... hmmm cant remember... forever?

accepting where you are as being exactly where you should be given your circumstances (what has happened to you and your reactions) does not mean being happy or not wanting to change it - its about saying ok I am at A and I want to get to B - first you have to know you are at A. Have I confused you yet or should I carry on ?

The distress tolerance info was good and the radical acceptance was good too - and not challenging in a megative way - hahaha megative I like it!!!!!! a really HUGE way - new word megative!!! but Ive gone off track how unusual for me lol

it was not negative - there was nothing that made me angry of protective of who she was talking to .... me or people who were thinking of Su and Im not ....

anyway thats my 5p worth - sorry we dont have cents in Oz - no silly I didnt say we dont have sense!!!! all this is jmo