December 11, 2021

Daily Inspiration: December 11, 2021

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Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is: I have the courage to change the things that can be changed.

There may be some confusion between these two attitudes: "acceptance" or "not accepting the way things are" and thus choosing to change them. I find that the best way for me to understand and practice these concepts is presented in the introductory lines of the Serenity Prayer:

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.

I often say that "I won't take no for an answer". What this means for me is that I believe and trust that everything is possible, that things can and will change. In other words, if I have a goal, I believe I will attain it. When I meet someone, I believe they are good. When I have an experience, I believe it is for my highest good.

But, once I persist, insist, and resist failure, I may come to the point where I have to accept that I am in a situation that cannot be changed -- at least not by me. So, for me, the order of the actions in the Serenity Prayer is a bit different: before acceptance comes having the courage to change things or "not taking no for an answer"... and then, if things don't go the way I envisioned them, the wisdom to discern if it is time to let go and and accept what is.

Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:

Celebration and Release

by Marie T. Russell

Read the original article here.

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of courage and persistance (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we have the courage to change things that can be changed.

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