Most problems are temporary.
Many problems are temporary.
Some will go away by themselves. Some I can solve by myself. Some I can solve if I reach out for help.
Other problems are not temporary. Those we can learn to endure. Hopefully gracefully. Eventually. 🙂
The real trick is knowing which is which.
This prayer from Reinhold Niebuhr is a great reminder.
“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.”
Sometimes we need help to know the difference. And sometimes we need reminded that there is a difference.
Reclaiming our energy and attention from the things we can't change and refocusing it on what we can change is a powerful way to make progress when we are feeling stuck in life.
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Sometimes we need help to do it, but we can always choose to change.
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