accept the things I cannot change, have courage to change the things I can and have the wisdom to know the difference

I intend to keep this in mind but am marking it as complete here at 43T to shorten my list.

Having shown some courage, I now need to display patience and persistence.

I think it’s easier to accept the things I cannot change than to pluck up the courage to change the things I can.

I need to focus more on identifying what I can change and then being courageous enough to act.

I need to accept that for now I am financially dependent on a job that requires me to commute approximately two hours each way.

However, I also need to take steps to make it possible for me to, at some point in the future, generate enough income for my family by working either at home or within a healthy distance from home.

Maybe I’ll get to the point where I can do this with serenity but at least stating it in words is a start…

I think part of the trick to achieving this goal is to make the most of the present.

I read a corny but useful quote yesterday: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift (i.e. a present)”.

So I can learn from history and plan for the future but the best chance I have to accept things that cannot change and have the courage to change things I can is to be aware of what I’m doing and thinking. In other words seize the moment.

Sometimes I do well at this goal and other times I feel that I fail miserably. I like the way the goal is expressed and it’s something I’d like to focus more on.