Serenity

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the 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


I lay in bed last night thinking about this prayer (well, about the first 3 lines of it anyway) and I thought it would be good for me to make a list. For those of you who know me, you will know that lists comfort me! (I may or may not be a little OCD?!)


So, here it is:


Things I Cannot Change:
-That Ella Grace, NuNu and Peanut are gone
-That I don’t know why they are gone
-“A” and other people in my life
-Other people in general (politics!)

Things I CAN Change:
-Who I put my Faith in
-That I can choose to trust that God’s plan is better than anything I could have ever imagined
-How I react/respond to other people (“A” included)
-How much I let yesterday affect tomorrow
-If I choose to live in this moment and not worry about the next one
-Taking control over my body (diet, exercise, etc)
-How I invest our money, time, thoughts and resources
-What my life means to others
-How I let other people affect me


This is all I can come up with for now, but it makes me feel powerful to focus on the things I can change. I am working on it!