Acceptance

"'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change...' taught me I can't alter the past, neither what was done to me nor what I did to others. '...Courage to change the things I can...' instructed me to change my attitudes and resentments, my self-pity, and my fears. '...Wisdom to  know the difference' gave me hope that I could change for the better."
-Hope for Today (Alanon book), Jan. 2 Devotion

The Serenity Prayer is one of my favorite prayers of all time. It is said at AA, Alanon and Alateen meetings all over the country. It is said at churches as well.

Why?

Acceptance....

What is acceptance?

To me, it is knowing that you cannot change the past and that you have a choice to make about whether or not you want the past to rule over your life any longer. It is finding healing through God in the most dire of circumstances. It is moving forward, despite present or past challenges. It is about not letting the evils in this world get to you...

It is about changing the way you think about and respond to certain difficult situations.

I am learning this in my own life as I move forward despite the many challenges that have come my way. I have learned to accept the situations and the people around me in order to move forward. Yeah, the things in my life may have been crappy and some of the things in your life as well, but we have the choice to accept and move forward. We cannot change the past but we sure can change my present and future, through acceptance...