to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Boy am I going to need to remember this! Someone told me today to always keep this prayer in mind when I'm feeling lost. We have endured so many trials in the past year, if only I had thought about this sooner. I need to learn to feel peace within myself, as only one's true happiness comes from your heart. Until you are happy with yourself, you can't be happy with the world around you. Sure there are the happy moments in life, kids make you happy, someone gets married, etc, but are you really happy, really truly happy within.
As we all venture through our way of life, we should all ask ourselves if we are truly happy, and if not, what can I do about it? Can I change it? Or do I have to accept it? I think we all look to the outside world for the asnwers, but the real answers will come from within. Let the Lord guide you, and may you feel His Loving Peace.
Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
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