kelsh... i like the serenity prayer at the end of your post...and I LOVE the rest of it which I rarely hear anymore
"....That I may take this world as it is and not as I would have it...that I may accept hardship as a pathway to peace...and that I may be reasonably happy in this life...and supremely happy with God in the next. "
Love that second half...
Peace and respect
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