Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can.
‘The Serenity Prayer’ by Reinhold Niebuhr
W
e saw this quote at the start of Chapter 3, where we
started to look at how to change the things you can.
Chapter 3 was about how to change your environ-
ment, Chapter 4 was about how to change the way you use your
time, and Chapter 5 was about how to change your attitudes. This
chapter will address the other part of the quote: how to accept the
things you cannot change. We will concentrate on how to control
the way you respond mentally and emotionally to ...