The Rest of the Serenity Prayer

Most of us are familiar with the Serenity Prayer: 

God, 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.

But did you know that there's a second part to it? The prayer is traditionally attributed to the 20th Century theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr: 

Living one day at a time,

Enjoying one moment at a time,

Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,

Taking, as Jesus did,

This sinful world as it is,

Not as I would have it,

Trusting that You will make all things right,

If I surrender to Your will,

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,

And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Amen.

Use this prayer. Adapt it and make it work for you. It's a great way to let go, keep your focus, and trust that everything thing will indeed work out okay.