Deborah Woehr

A coworker came back from lunch and asked me if I knew the Serenity prayer. I told her that I heard of it, but that I didn’t know it. Curiosity sent me to the Internet to search for it. As it turned out, I knew the short version, which goes like this:

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.

–Reinhold Niebuhr

I copied it and pasted it into an email for her. She came back to my desk and thanked me with a big smile. Then she went on to say how everybody needs to print this prayer out and hang it where they can see it everyday, that people get too stressed out over things that don’t really matter in the long run.

After she left, I thought about the conversations I had with my husband last night and this morning. He asked me if I was going to give myself an ulcer over an issue that’s been bothering me for a while now. I smirked and said, “That’s not my plan.”

He gave me a big hug, wished me good luck, and went to take a shower. Twelve hours later, I’m home, and although the issue still isn’t resolved, I have a better attitude about it. At least for today. One day at a time.

Meanwhile, I found this song by Enya. I don’t have any of her albums, but I find her music very peaceful and moving. Hope you enjoy this video as much as I did.