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freedomclub · 06-13-2008, 09:44 PM

I see a lot of advice on this forums that I think is downright damaging. Maybe I'm not interpreting it correctly but I see people constantly talking about "accepting" things they hate, or being conscious of the "is-ness" of it. You don't HAVE to hate your job. It's YOUR fault. Etc etc. I feel like the Serenity Prayer, from Alcoholics Anonymous, is the best advice I've ever read (I got it at NA).

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

That's it. You don't have to accept everything under the sun. We have the power to change things. SOMETIMES. If you can change something you don't like, do it. The tricky part is knowing the difference.

06-13-2008, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
freedomclub Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 34	A.A has the best advice anyone will ever need I see a lot of advice on this forums that I think is downright damaging. Maybe I'm not interpreting it correctly but I see people constantly talking about "accepting" things they hate, or being conscious of the "is-ness" of it. You don't HAVE to hate your job. It's YOUR fault. Etc etc. I feel like the Serenity Prayer, from Alcoholics Anonymous, is the best advice I've ever read (I got it at NA). God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. That's it. You don't have to accept everything under the sun. We have the power to change things. SOMETIMES. If you can change something you don't like, do it. The tricky part is knowing the difference.