from the alternate universe department

[cjsmith]

Please grant me the serenity
to stop beating myself up
for not doing things perfectly,

the courage to forgive myself
because I always try my best,

and the wisdom to know
that I am a good person
with a kind heart.

Comments

[cjsmith]

aaaaah! *chuckle* I was actually thinking nowhere near that deep. I was thinking "what if the serenity prayer we have all heard had instead been written like this?"

Am I actually too hard on myself? I guess I know people who are too hard on themselves, so it's at least a theoretical possibility. Mostly I know people who are way, way, WAY easy on themselves. ;-)

I could see myself using a serenity prayer seriously, though probably not to Christian Male God. Christianity is probably forever lost to me. That's okay. I tend to think (for good or ill) that there are many paths to the divine, and I'm fine with not being part of any organized ones.

I love your last item. ♥ You are incredible, y'know that? I really appreciate the connection I've formed - so recently, really! - with you here.

[amaebi]

Thank you for explaining! :D

And thank you so much for those kind words.