Serenity Prayer
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.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
To me, accepting the things I cannot change is admitting my powerlessness. I don't think admitting you are powerless in certain situations is admitting weakness...or belittling oneself. I think being aware of our limitations...or powerlessness is healthy.
Courage to change the things I can....here I can use the power given to me by my HP.