Serenity, simplicity, selflessness, and softness; it sounds so easy. I find it not so easy most times. I still am hopeful now, and in this moment I have all the time I need. Let us start with one well known guide to serenity.
“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that you will make all things right,
If I surrender to your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with you forever in the next.
Amen”
~~Reinhold Niebuhr
(The Serenity Prayer)
“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
~~Lao Tzu
“An elephant needs his tusks more than man needs the ivory.”
~~ME
“It was true before he said it,
it is true at this moment,
and it will be true forever,
for there is no time.”
~~Wei Wu Wei
“Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it.
Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
~~Chief Seattle
“Empty-handed I entered the world,
Barefoot I leave it.
My coming, my going
two simple happenings that got entangled.”
~~Kozan Ichikyo
“Sometimes it is during our worst episodes of sadness and despair that we can uncover our greatest blessings and strengths.”
~~ME
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world.
We call a butterfly.”
~~Richard Bach
Everyone finds peace, serenity, and joy in their own ways. Today may you find whatever you need most.
