{"id":1585,"date":"2017-04-26T12:21:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T17:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:10","slug":"bjs-serenity-prayer-encouragement-near-river-bj-rae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/bjs-serenity-prayer-encouragement-near-river-bj-rae\/","title":{"rendered":"Serenity Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Happy New Year 2018!\u00a0 Here is a Serenity Prayer for everyone for every day of the New Year!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grant me the serenity<br \/>\nTo accept the things I cannot change,<br \/>\nThe motivation to change the things I can,<br \/>\nAnd the strength to overcome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Help me to live in the present,<br \/>\nNot worrying about the past or future.<br \/>\nWith hope as my guiding light,<br \/>\nAccepting every test as a chance to succeed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enable me to learn from my missteps,<br \/>\nNot becoming upset by them.<br \/>\nWith self-acceptance as my guiding light.<br \/>\nChanging every down thought to positive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enable me to live in such a way<br \/>\nTo not be anxious or depressed.<br \/>\nWith enough sleep, patience, self-compassion.<br \/>\nFortifying myself to succeed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enable me to trust in you,<br \/>\nTo surrender to your will.<br \/>\nAlways knowing your power.<br \/>\nBecoming as happy in this life as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Amen.<br \/>\n&#8211;BJ Rae<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the 2018 New York Times Square New Year&#8217;s Eve ball drop was the gift of serenity.\u00a0 Please give yourself this gift each day by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/heed-oj-simpson-message-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">not dwelling on your past mistakes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/beware-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">avoiding toxic people<\/a>, focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/happy-day-every-day-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">what you have to be thankful for<\/a> and the positives in your life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/maintain-healthy-boundaries-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">maintaining healthy boundaries<\/a>, and helping others as often as you can.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">May you always soar like an <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\">eagle<\/a> over the storms in your life and have serene thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/please-read-sad-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">Are you sad?<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Do you need a hug today?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/miss-someone-love-today-near-river-encouraging-bj-rae-eagle\/\">Do you miss a loved one today like I do?<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Loving yourself unconditionally is the key to a good, healthy life!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you enjoyed this post, remember that BJ writes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">books<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u>common core\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">is available 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