That’s why we remind ourselves of the serenity prayer day after day to become calm and centered again.
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And Wisdom To Know The Difference.įinally, coming back to full circle and being clear about the difference between when to do nothing and when to solve problems. Unjust and unfortunate events happen, but what will you do about them? May you gather the courage to do the right things you need to do regardless of the fear. Sometimes, it’s just your perceptions, and other times, it’s your actions and will. If surrender is yin, courage is the yang - the courage to take action on the things you can control. How you think about your problems is up to you. Because the only thing you can do is change your perception about the things you can’t change. Letting go of everything you can’t change and accepting it with gratitude are the wisest thing to do.
Once you’ve paused to get clear, the next step is to surrender to what is. We keep banging our heads into the wall, mostly because we try to change the things we can’t control.
When we’re facing problems in life, we rarely take time to get clear. That word perfectly suits the serenity prayer. The word “serenity” comes from the Latin word “serenus” which translates to “clear”. Then we’ll get to the practical application of the Serenity Prayer: God, Grant Me The Serenity… Now let’s break down the meaning of each phrase of the Serenity Prayer one by one. That’s why it’s a good idea to use it as a prayer and recite it whenever you need it. You must use this regularly so you can come back to serenity. Reading the Serenity Prayer once is not enough. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, When so many people give and follow this ancient advice, there must be some wisdom we all can remind ourselves of. In fact, the essence of the Serenity Prayer is one of the core concepts of Stoicism philosophy. Now, it’s also called the AA prayer (or the AA Serenity Prayer).Īlthough it’s a prayer to God, like me, you don’t need to be religious to use the serenity prayer in your life. Since then, it has been widely used in churches and the Alcoholics Anonyms (AA) twelve-step program. Reinhold Niebuhr wrote the Serenity Prayer around 1934. The answer lies in the mighty Serenity Prayer. So how do you escape worrying, anxiety, and fear? And when you finally find some relief, it doesn’t take long for the default mode network of your brain to bring you back to worrying. When you’re running on autopilot, you’re worrying. But before you jump to that conclusion, allow me to explain to you the power of the famous Serenity Prayer.įor most people, worrying is a full-time job. What if I told you that if you remember a 25-word prayer, you can resolve any problem in life? You’re probably already skeptical and thinking “what bullsh*t?”.
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