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The Serenity Prayer, associated with Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs, captures this idea in a beautifully poetic fashion. The prayer goes as follows:
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.
Hard Lessons From the Hurt Business
Ed Latimore
We attempt to solidify our identity through the two extreme emotions: passion and aggression. These are related to hope and fear. The first tries to embrace; the other tries to repel. With passion, we are trying to draw others in, so there is a seductive element: we like what’s happening, and we want more. For example, you’re with someone you adore, and everything you say and do is an attempt to entice that person to love you just as much. The root of the word passion means “to suffer.” With aggression, we don’t like what’s happening, so we try to make it go away. Waking up in the morning, you feel angry that your sister got the first shower, so you beat on the door and yell. The word aggression arises from the Latin, meaning “to attack.” Passion and aggression are the forces behind very common emotions we use to try to manage daily life, yet by their very nature they can never be satisfied, because they’re rooted in looking outside ourselves for relief.
The Lost Art of Good Conversation
Sakyong Mipham
Here is a practice l've found very helpful to keep me from getting lost in the bushes. If I remember to do this when I wake up (not always the case), I create a focus for the day: what behavior will I especially attend to today? What behavior will | seek opportunities to practice this day?
So Far From Home
Margaret J. Wheatley
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