Self-Acceptance and Self-Knowledge God, grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change Courage to change the things I can And wisdom to know the difference. This well-known prayer expresses some key guidelines to our philosophy of living. One group member explained it this way: “For me, the things I cannot change are other people, places, and circumstances. The only things I can change are my attitudes, reactions and action toward the people, places and circumstances in my life. “The wisdom to know the difference, well, that’s a hard one. I don’t always know what I can and cannot change until I try changing it. Wisdom comes by trial and error. The more experience I have, the more understanding, knowledge, and wisdom I have.” Today I will accept that much of my wisdom can only come through my daily experiences. I need to expect to make some mistakes in my attitudes, actions, and judgment of what I can and cannot change. I will learn to be patient with myself and others as I gain more understanding from my mistakes.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:10:24 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015