tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264844350146374700.post9162985681272242955..comments2023-07-04T06:33:39.247-05:00Comments on WALK IT OFF!! A WALKER'S RAMBLES...: GET AN ATTITUDEjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416568690547928500noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264844350146374700.post-20928972363615909472008-12-25T20:41:00.000-06:002008-12-25T20:41:00.000-06:00Willa wrote "I cause my own suffering by dwelling ...Willa wrote "I cause my own suffering by dwelling on those things I can't change." So true! I love the Serenity Prayer. I understood it long before I understood anything about God or a Higher Power. You can even leave off the God part. Just say this:<BR/>Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change and the Courage to change the things I can and the Wisdom to know the difference.<BR/><BR/>The wisdom is this: I CAN CHANGE MY OWN LIFE. One Step At A Time. So can YOU!<BR/>jdjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01416568690547928500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264844350146374700.post-88759870515885610012008-12-21T16:44:00.000-06:002008-12-21T16:44:00.000-06:00I agree with you about the touch thing- that was s...I agree with you about the touch thing- that was something I missed dreadfully when my children grew too old for the casual cuddling that happens with little ones. <BR/><BR/>When I find myself sinking into depression, it helps me to sort of translate the first three of the Buddhist 4 noble truths into these terms:<BR/>Life brings pain, but it doesn't have to bring suffering, I cause my own suffering by dwelling on those things I can't change, or craving those things I can't have. If I change the way I think, I can avoid the tragedy and get through the pain. The time is going to pass one way or the other, might as well pass pleasantly as unpleasantly.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115110657993404611noreply@blogger.com