Gratitude List 10/01/2019
Today’s reflection spoke of the serenity prayer. It is said that the serenity prayer encompasses all of life’s situations. When I reflect on my day I realise how very true this is.
Today I am grateful I had the serenity to accept people I interacted with for who they are and not try to change them to how I want them to be.
Today I am grateful I had the courage to change the only person I could – Myself.
Today I am grateful I had the wisdom to know the difference.
Today I am grateful I had the serenity to accept who I am. I can’t change my past and where it has led me.
Today I am grateful I had the courage to do my daily suggestions giving me the best chance of progression.
Today I am grateful I had the wisdom to know the difference.
Today I am grateful I had the serenity to accept my financial situation which will be tough for several years to come.
Today I am grateful I had the courage to be financially responsible when I needed to and not spend money unnecessarily.
Today I am grateful I had the wisdom to know the difference.
Today I am grateful I had the serenity to accept I cannot please everyone.
Today I am grateful I had the courage and awareness of my defects so I could do my best.
Today I am grateful I had the wisdom to know the difference.
Today I am grateful I had the serenity to accept that God, as I choose to understand him, is always there for me and always has been.
Today I am grateful I had the courage to improve my conscious contact with God through prayer and meditation.
Today I am grateful I had the wisdom to know the difference.
And lastly….
Today I am grateful I had the serenity to accept I am not perfect and therefore I will not always have the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can or the wisdom to know the difference.