Serenity: Poems

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The Serenity Prayer: Faith in Times of Peace and War, National Public Radio - Fresh Air interview with Elisabeth Sifton (20 mins) January 14, 2005 These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. Theodor Wilhelm, a professor of education at the University of Kiel, published a German version of the prayer under the pseudonym "Friedrich Oetinger" in 1951. [35] Wilhelm's version of the prayer became popular in West Germany, where it was widely but falsely attributed to the 18th-century philosopher Friedrich Christoph Oetinger. Elisabeth Sifton described Wilhelm's account of the history of the prayer as "dishonest". [21] :343 Use by twelve-step recovery programs [ edit ] Littleton, Jeanett Gardner; Bell, James Stuart (2008). Living the Serenity Prayer: True Stories of Acceptance, Courage, and Wisdom. Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media. p.14. ISBN 978-1-59869-116-0.

Yoga is a practice of non-violence, of love. We start by learning kindness towards ourselves. We learn to take all our sorrows and our hurt and wrap them in the blanket of our own self-love. And then we learn to be compassionate, we take that blanket of love and drape it across the world.There’s a humor and joy in many of Rita Dove’s poems that many people will find relatable. There’s also a certain quirkiness. She’s aware of her humanness and takes real pleasure in it. Surrender is a gift that you can give yourself. It's an act of faith. It's saying that even though I can't see where this river is flowing, I trust it will take me in the right direction.” Disrespect - Please Lord, help me to deal with noisy, disrespectful neighbors. I am at my witts end. Loud music and noise steal away the peaceful quiet… ...

When you surrender your will, you are saying, "Even though things are not exactly how I'd like them to be, I will face my reality. I will look it directly in the eye and allow it to be here." Surrender and serenity are synonymous; you can't experience one without the other. So if it's serenity you're searching for, it's close by. All you have to do is resign as General Manager of the Universe. Choose to trust that there is a greater plan for you and that if you surrender, it will be unfolded in time. Watterson, Bill (1992-08-28). "Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 28, 1992". GoComics . Retrieved 2021-10-09.Every April, National Poetry Month offers an opportunity for us to include more poetry in our daily lives…and perhaps in our yoga practices! Yoga class is fertile ground for us to implant a love of poetry: Our students, who have made the choice to step away from the exigencies of daily life and tune in to the subtlest of sensations and sounds, may be uniquely receptive to a poem or two. Pray for my husband - Please pray for my husband to be calm, peaceful, and untroubled at his eye surgery tomorrow. ... For example, you may have some bad habits that you want to change but know it is incredibly difficult to reverse bad habits. This prayer aims to ask God for help to help you identify what small steps you can take to start making positive change. Wisdom comes with experience and the serenity prayer helps you ask God to attain this wisdom so you do not waste efforts trying to change things you cannot - such as other people, or macro-level issues that truly are out of reach. How can you accept things you cannot change?