Serenity

As the new year approaches, I am filled with joy, love, wonder and peace.

I wish you the same.

Serenity is...

a way of life absorbed slowly and practiced one day at a time

perspective

becoming aware of and accepting my many characteristics and not judging what's "bad" or "good" but what's useful to keep and what to release

a spiritual journey without a destination

the space between the impulse and the action

accepting what is

honoring my feelings without aiming them at someone else or letting them run my life

a gift I choose to give myself

knowing that what works for someone else may not necessarily work for me

knowing that what works for me may change from moment to moment

understanding I may be powerless, but I'm not helpless

realizing that God does for me what I cannot do for myself

minding my own business

the comfort of knowing that I can hold my own hand

balance and relief from black-and-white thinking

understanding that reacting to life and responding to life are not the same thing

deliberate realignment with God

feeling at peace with my past

a matter of internal stability

becoming a complete being with my body and mind in one place at the same time

becoming one with God

~ from Hope For Today