Serenity

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.

–Reinhold Niebuhr

Accepting that “what is” just “is“… and that it is neither good nor bad but just “is” is often the hardest thing to do. There are things beyond our control, so it does us no good to fret and worry over those things. Right action involves knowing what can be changed and doing it, while leaving what can not be changed alone.