Letting Go, Part Two

Letting go. Having “the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,” in the words of the Serenity Prayer.

We want that serenity; we want to let go. We’re tired of constantly trying to control things that we can’t change. We’re tired of worrying, criticizing and obsessing.

But how can we learn to let go? What are actions that we can take that can help us grow in our ability to accept the things that we can’t change?

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Letting Go, Part One

I’ve been thinking a lot about the first part of The Serenity Prayer these days. You know, the part that goes, “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.”

It often seems like I live my life by another prayer, one that goes something like, “God, please bless my attempts to control the things I cannot change.”

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