A friend gave me a bookmark with the word Serenity written on it to remind me that peace is a choice. Actually she was looking for one that said Peace and serenity was the closest alternative she could find. I keep it propped up on an eye-level shelf in a part of the house that I frequent often.
I have been saying the Serenity Prayer a lot lately; to my self, in conversation, and hearing it out of the mouths of others. “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Maya Angelou framed the same thought in a more straightforward manner, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”
Attitude is a choice. Peace is an attitude.
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