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
In Figure 1.4, we saw the importance of a focus on the things we can control. For example, you can sometimes completely avoid stressful situations: you can travel the congested section of the M25, M42, M62 or your nearest equivalent between 7.30 and 9.00 a.m., and get caught in the inevitable delays caused by hundreds of other people doing the same. Or you can get up a little earlier, breeze through at 7.00 a.m., and get a coffee and sandwich at a café near your destination, and either relax or get ...
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