Self-Acceptance and Self-Knowledge

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.

This well-known prayer expresses some key guidelines to our philosophy of living. One group member explained it this way:

“For me, the things I cannot change are other people, places, and circumstances. The only things I can change are my attitudes, reactions and action toward the people, places and circumstances in my life.

“The wisdom to know the difference, well, that’s a hard one. I don’t always know what I can and cannot change until I try changing it. Wisdom comes by trial and error. The more experience I have, the more understanding, knowledge, and wisdom I have.”

Today I will accept that much of my wisdom can only come through my daily experiences. I need to expect to make some mistakes in my attitudes, actions, and judgment of what I can and cannot change. I will learn to be patient with myself and others as I gain more understanding from my mistakes.

Hi! How are you doing? Are you finding your way around the site ok? You're looking kind of lonely here. I don't know what happened to our welcoming people. I see Philip and Dennis have been here. They are great guys to talk to. Have a look around and see who you might want to add to your friends. There's every kind of recovering addicts here. I'm sure you'll find someone you can relate to. Anyway, I hope your having a great Wednesday!!

Take care,

Nancy