Events with my dear friend and another friend this week made me think of the Serenity Prayer. For those of you who don't know it, it goes like this:
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.
The wisdom to know the difference seems to be the most difficult part of the deal.
Once you gain that wisdom, your stress level will drop dramatically, or at least that is my personal experience. My dear friend works himself into migraines and my other friend works himself into various types of illness, all mostly due to this type of stress.
And really, it all boils down to the circles of control and influence we've discussed here before.
The things you can change are the things you yourself can control. You might be able to affect change on the things you can influence, however, you need to be able to let those things go if you can't. And the area where you know you have no control or influence should always be let go and not fretted over.
If you can gain the wisdom to identify these three areas properly and accept them accordingly, your stress level will be much lower and your overall well-being will be more balanced and stable.
Until next time, Namaste!
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