Never give up; you never know until you try.
I recently ran across "The Senility Prayer," which I think I'd never heard of before. http://www.thisfunsforyou.com/htdocs/funpages/senility.php
I think it was meant to be taken as humorous, but you know me; just as I can usually find the "funny" in things, I can also usually find the "serious" as well. The prayer asks God that you be able to forget people you never liked. While there are definitely some people I would like to forget, I have to admit that I've learned something from at least some of them. I've learned how I want to behave--or not behave. I've learned compassion. I've learned a little about how God must feel when I conduct myself in a less-than-Christ-like manner.
How about you? What have you learned from people you'd like to forget?
This is to encourage people to dare to dream, because you never know until you try; to face adversity, which we all face in one form or another, and keep on keepin' on; to do what they can and allow God to do what they can't.
The Serenity Prayer
This prayer, often repeated, is an originally untitled prayer by theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. It makes great sense to me, and whether you believe in God or not, I think it's a smart idea.
God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the wisdom to know the difference
God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the wisdom to know the difference
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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