and yet so difficult to implement when you’re standing in the face of it. i’m working on the courage part, but the serenity could do with some work – i’ve been so streesed and busy lately i just seem to get angry before i even realise.
the hardest part for me in this, is definitely “know the difference”. there is self doubt that creeps in, questioning the choices & the changes. now i mostly try to not linger on it when i feel the doubt. i am building trust in myself through “ignoring” that irritating voice & recognizing it is NOT the calm loving warm voice that knows better & wants the best for me. it is indeed a beautiful goal.
james - the FOUR times marathoner wondering why this can't be linked to twitter
saying the prayer helps it come true :-)
It is actually the most often quoted part of the prayer created by theologian Reinhold Niebuhr…the rest of it goes like this…
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.
