Serenity

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 it's me.

~Author unknown, variation of an excerpt from "The Serenity Prayer" by Reinhold Neibuhr

Serenity

Most of us chase after our goals with the hopes that when we ultimately reach them, then we will find peace, happiness and serenity. Well what if you found out the opposite was true? What if the serenity you desire so much was already in front of you just waiting for you to acknowledge and see it? Chasing your goals will only keep them an arms length away. Chasing serenity and longing for peace will also keep them an arms length away. Reverse this cycle. Serenity is not something that comes after you have achieved success, it should come way before that! By achieving a state of gratitude, calm and peacefulness, you will open the doors to your goals and dreams materializing without having to "chase" them. Life does not want you to be so stressed that you miss the whole point. Find your inner peace, that state of complete joy, and serenity and watch how your life seems to open up and fall into place.