This is one of my favorite steps. It is key to finding peace of mind. It encourages a mind-set that relieves me of a lot of unnecessary stress. Step One reminds me that "I am not in charge." I am an "actor" in this "show" called life. I am not the Director. I don't get to decide the story line. I don't get to tell the other actors (my family members/friends) how they are supposed to "act". That is not my job.
When I try to control the "show" and change the story line, my life is super unmanageable. I don't know why I have 2 sons with autism and one daughter with mental illness. I may never have the answer to that question. And that is "OK". Because I am not in charge. I don't get to decide nor am I responsible for what life hands me. I am only responsible for how I deal with what life hands me. The 12 Step Program helps me to learn new ways of coping with life's challenges. It helps me to change the things I can and to live in peace with what I cannot.
God grant me the serenity;
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
[The Serenity Prayer, by Reinhold Niebuhr]
When I try to control the "show" and change the story line, my life is super unmanageable. I don't know why I have 2 sons with autism and one daughter with mental illness. I may never have the answer to that question. And that is "OK". Because I am not in charge. I don't get to decide nor am I responsible for what life hands me. I am only responsible for how I deal with what life hands me. The 12 Step Program helps me to learn new ways of coping with life's challenges. It helps me to change the things I can and to live in peace with what I cannot.
God grant me the serenity;
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
[The Serenity Prayer, by Reinhold Niebuhr]
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