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God- Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Three years of program and I still struggle with this every day.
What do you think is causing the struggle M? Do you have a HP and do you trust your HP or do you HP and self doubt? My problem with the prayer was that when I learned it I turned everything over without considering my own responsibilities the what I could and what I couldn't. I told my sponsor that since I didn't know what I could and couldn't change I was turning it all over until he told me...How do you know what you can and can't change if you first don't try. I didn't try everything...just what I felt was in my capacity and need. I still don't try to change it all and most often after sane inventory of what I need I have a shorter list of "to dos"...HP has the main list. Good post...keep coming back and congradulations on the serenity time. ((((hugs))))
My work on earth will not be complete until my soul floats away; this prayer is and most likely will be with me on a daily basis. I now see struggles differently...they are more like the larvae emerging from the cocoon to morph into the butterfly. Perhaps that is a metaphor for my soul being freed? You are doing great, really and such a powerful awareness. When we know differently, we can be and do differently.
