Serenity Prayer For Ptsd & Healing Thoughts

[jewel]

Love it!

 

[BloomInWinter]

Saying this frequently right now!

 

[Heather]

I've been thinking about taping some affirmations to my mirror

I have 2 taped to my b.r. mirror that say: everything will be okay and you are truly beautiful.

 

[BloomInWinter]

Bad to this, again!

 

[Heather]

Bloom - Was wondering if you could come up with something for when people say stupid things that hurt us? Since you did such a beautiful job the first time.:)

 

[BloomInWinter]

Bad to this, again!

DOH! I meant to write BaCK to this! Shhesh!

 

[BloomInWinter]

Bloom - Was wondering if you could come up with something for when people say stupid things that hurt us? Since you did such a beautiful job the first time.:)

Hmmmm....let me concentrate on this...

 

[BloomInWinter]

Our Adult Child group opens with...

God, grant me the serenity
to accept the people I cannot change,
the courage to change the one I can,
and the wisdom to know that one is ME.

Note that 'acceptance' that we can't change them doesn't mean we keep allowing them to treat us badly. Just relieves us of the burden of trying to get them to change instead of putting our energy into people who do treat us better.

 

[Abbi]

Love your variation! I actually get a lot out of the full version. Throughout there is a lot of grounding and acceptance for me at least. When I read it, it speaks to me so clearly, telling me 1. accept limitations of what you can be responsible for 2. stay in the present 3. accept 4. something better will come. Hope you do not mind but here is the entire 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.

-Reinhold Niebuhr

 

[AngelaMarie]

I like it alot.

Your affirmations are excellent!:)

 

[mamachick]

Bloomin-love the prayer

 

[BloomInWinter]

I'm lacking serenity, clearly. *breathing*