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Monday, April 4, 2011

God, Grant Me The Serenity...

Gotta love the Serenity Prayer.  This one prayer/meditation can help you navigate through rough times in your life, as well as deal with daily dilemmas. 

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN
AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

"ACCEPT the things I can NOT change"
  • can NOT change other people
  • can NOT control other people
  • can NOT "fix" other people
  • can NOT make someone happy

 "COURAGE to change the things I CAN"
  • CAN change my self
  • CAN change my attitude toward other people and situations
  • CAN set new boundaries with others
  • CAN change my "bottom lines"--what I will allow into my life /what I will not tolerate
  • CAN choose to disengage from an argument--"let go", stop doing "the dance"
  • CAN change the way I react to situation

"WISDOM to know the difference"---Discerning between the things I can change and the things I can not change.

When you have a problem or dilemma, break it down using the Serenity Prayer:
  • What aspects of your situation can you NOT change?  A spouse, family member or friend? 
  • Accept that you can not change the other person. 
  • Next, what CAN you change about your situation?  What can you change about yourself?
  • Pray/meditate for Wisdom to know the difference between what you can change about your situation and what you can not change.
  • Pray/meditate on building the Courage & strength within yourself to change the things you can.
Have you applied this in your life?  Have you tried to change someone else, then realized that the Only person you can change is Your Self? 

      

8 comments:

  1. I love this prayer. It is one of my favourite as there are things we van't change and until we figure it out we struggle hard.
    Now I know people are the way they are - it is a fact and the only thing I can do is changing the way I am in my relationship with them.

    You explained it very well. Thanks a lot.

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  2. Thanks for your comments, Marie & Judy :) I love this prayer too :)

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  3. Love the serenity prayer! Thanks for posting it :)

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  4. Glad you enjoyed the post :)

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  5. Just to let you know you have an Inspiration Award waiting at my blog - Check when you have some time!

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  6. Marie,
    Thank you SO much for the Inspiration Award!! Merci Beaucoup!! :)

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  7. I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me, Jesus spoke this thru the apostle John

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