Quotes About Serenity

Learn to relax.

Accept the things I cannot change, I said. And pray for the courage to change the things I can, as well as the wisdom to know the difference. The thing is... I know this is good advice. It's called the Serenity Prayer, and it really does put things in perspective (it's suppose to be for recovering alcoholics, but it helps recovering freakoutaholics, like me, as well).

What's wrong? Nothing, I said. Because nothing was wrong. For the first time in my entire life, it seemed, everything was suddenly, fantastically right.

She frowned at him. 'You are in love with solitude.' 'Is there a better cure for the world than solitude?

I guess there was a war going on somewhere in the world that night but it wasn't one that could touch us.

where there is no peace, there are no trees.

There's a place in the soul where you've never been wounded.

One must learn an inner solitude, wherever one may be.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

It occurred to me that the quiet in the suburbs had nothing to do with peace.

The moon slipped under a blanket of clouds

Letting the moon's silver light baptize them as the other half of her soul came sliding home. At last.

The rewards from detachment are great: serenity; a deep sense of peace; the ability to give and receive love in self-enhancing, energizing ways; and the freedom to find real solutions to our problems. We find the freedom to live our own lives without excessive feelings of guilt about, or responsibility toward others.

Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace. Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace.

Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.

The test, the mark, of a person that's on a spiritual path is whether they can live in harmony.

Today, I will relax, breathe, and go with the flow.

Today, I will ask myself what I would be doing differently if I weren't trying to control. When I hear the answer, I will do it. God, help me let go of my need to control. Help me set myself and others free.

Today, God, help me practice the concept of acceptance in my life. Help me accept myself, others, and my circumstances. Take me one step further, and help me feel grateful.

You will learn to recognize when detachment is advisable. A good rule of thumb is: You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do.

Today, I will wait, if waiting is the action I need in order to take care of myself.

There is little in our lives we need to do that we cannot do better if we are peaceful.

The spiritual space we're trying to find and maintain in meditation practice is the sacred place in each of us.

A good rule of thumb is: You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do. I