Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,And 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 worldas it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things rightif I surrender to His Will;That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with HimForever in the next.Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

This prayer is often known as "SERENITY PRAYER".

And I love this prayer. It's a funny story. I got a bracelet with this prayer engraved in while back ago. Thinking how beautiful this prayer is. And when I went back to my parents' house this time, in my old room, there it was, this book, talking about this prayer!!! I must have been 12 or 13 years old when I got the book. Please ignore the thought thay I was a weird kid reading self-improvement books instead of comic books like all the other kids. lol.

When I saw the book, I felt stupid. How could I have forgotten about this prayer for such a long time!!!????? How could I? What's done is done. So I decided to let that go.

I think this is a very important prayer to keep in mind. We all know that there are many things that are out of our control. Like traffic, weather, or what country you were born in. We have to accept it, deal with it, and hopefully embrace it.

Let's say you're stuck in a really bad traffic or your car stopped suddenly, and late for your important meeting. Of course you'll be upset and frustrated. It's just natural reaction. You wanna get there on time. I mean, who loves bad traffic? Nobody!! But would you rather be in a accident and hurt yourself or someone else??? Maybe the universe is protecting you from getting hurt. I know it's difficult to think that way when you're in the situation. I have a hard time dealing with that too. So, let's just take deep breaths for few minutes. You can't control what's going on on the freeway. It just doesn't work that way. Does getting upset or frustrated help you get to where you wanna go faster? Or make your day any better?!? 

Just breathe. We're not always in charge of what's going on. It doesn't mean you can let go of everything and be lazy.  You still have to do your part to be the best version of you. And when you feel like the world turned against you, remember the prayer.

Love,