Meditation reading for Friday August 16, 2024
FINDING SERENITY —
So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves instead of letting them alter us. Our attempts to control the uncontrollable (the people we work with, the traffic, or friends) tire us out emotionally. And yet, many of us keep trying. Some people and situations might change to our liking, but we have less to do with that than we might think.
It’s far easier on our emotional health to change ourselves. When we make this choice, we find ourselves coming back to the people we work with and the traffic and our friends with a new attitude. Our serenity is very dependent on our attitude. When we cultivate an attitude of acceptance and gratitude for what is, we find the energy to change what we can, and the serenity to let go of the rest.
God can do what we can’t. When we understand, once again, our partnership with God, our struggles quietly vanish. I will let my higher power be in charge of my life and everyone else’s today.