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.
This well-known prayer expresses some key guidelines to our philosophy of living. One group member explained it this way:
“For me, the things I cannot change
are other people, places, and circumstances. The only things I can
change are my attitudes, reactions and action toward the people, places
and circumstances in my life.
“The wisdom to know the difference,
well, that’s a hard one. I don’t always know what I can and cannot
change until I try changing it. Wisdom comes by trial and error. The
more experience I have, the more understanding, knowledge, and wisdom I
have.”
Today I will accept that much of my
wisdom can only come through my daily experiences. I need to expect to
make some mistakes in my attitudes, actions, and judgment of what I can
and cannot change. I will learn to be patient with myself and others as I
gain more understanding from my mistakes.
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