Monday, April 16,
2012
Today's
Gift
Two things a man should never
be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. --Thomas
Fuller
In the Serenity Prayer, we pray for the wisdom to know
the difference between what we can change and what we cannot. That distinction
can be hard for many of us to recognize. When we finally see the reality clearly
– that some things we face cannot be controlled by our own will or fixed by
force – new possibilities open up to us. When we stop trying to move a mountain,
our relationship to the mountain changes. We start to live at peace with the
mountain. At the same time we can take greater responsibility for those parts of
our lives that we can change.
Peace of mind comes from accepting what we can do
nothing about and taking responsibility for what we can.
Today I pray for the wisdom that helps me know the
difference.
From the book Wisdom to Know by Anonymous
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
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God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Read more Daily Motivations at http://thework-in.blogspot.com/
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