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Aphrodit
Aphrodit

I am holding on fast on being grateful even if I don't believe it that's whats keeping me going. I want to be appreciative besides my demise. I want to know that it is going to be okay and that I should never give up and believe it, as much as I thought it was a cliche. Today I am holding on to that positive with all my heart. I don't have a choice but to just hold on. 


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.

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 world
as it is, not as I would have it; 
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will; 
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next. 
Amen.

billwfriend
billwfriend
I love the long version of the serenity prayer....it was written by a man who was in scchool at Eden Seminary which is three blocks from the hoe I grew up in ...his name is Rienholdt Neibor and I might have misspelled his name....
AdelynRene
AdelynRene
Thank you for this share and beautiful reminder.
finallyawakenow
finallyawakenow
Grateful is an essential shift in our lives. And it smooths the transition from arguing with what is to acceptance. I think it’s important to remember that accepting this moment as it is doesn’t mean resigning ourselves to it being like this forever. It’s a healthy way to have change come into our lives because there’s no drama involved. It’s being ok with what is happening right now but also getting an intension of what we’d like to see change. For me this takes desperation off the table and allows patience to enter
‘Taking this world as it is, not as I would have it’.
A great example of accepting and, at the same time, wanting a change is someone who steps on their scale and isn’t happy with the extra weight they gained, knowing that in this moment it is what it is but, at the same time, deciding to have fruit for breakfast.
lilmissy7
lilmissy7
Big hugs <3 <3 <3
OriginalAA
OriginalAA
I think it's a good idea for AA to recite the serenity prayer instead of the Lord's prayer. Holy rollers send newcomers out of the rooms and doom them to misery or death.
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