Serenity
“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.”
- - AA Serenity Prayer
There is a lot of wisdom in that prayer, whether you believe in a higher power or not.
Serenity comes from :
Accepting what you cannot change; and
Changing what you can.
Knowing the difference comes with experience, which is the basis of wisdom.
In order to accept what you can’t change, we need to identify it. That takes time sometimes. Life has a way of teaching us (if we listen) what things we can’t change. Once identified, accepting is no easy task, especially if we are highly attached to the object (or person, or idea) … but it is possible.
Food for thought.