Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophy that teaches the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions. A stoic accepts what is out of his control, and controls what he can – his own actions. He/she seeks to act with virtue at all times.
It is embodied in the serenity prayer, which was written in 1937 by theologian Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr. The original version was “Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know one from the other.”
If you were to live this today, would you do or think about anything differently?
I’m finding out “if it’s not useful, let it go”
creative vers reactive……..I need to remember that !
Thank you for highlighting this philosophy and prayer. Embrace them both – they will have a positive influence on your life.
I think of this often. Thank you for the refresher.
“God gives us all the tools we just have to learn to use them”