Got the Courage to change the things you can?

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Have you accomplished something that's really tough and you are proud to say ,"I made it!"? How did you do it?Say,you want to quit drinking ,smoking,or something else in your life. How have you managed to not take a drink or smoke a cigarettefor years ? If you failed,do you look back and ask yourself why. My elder cousin haven't smoked for 5 years.I finally have the courage to ask my himr this very personal question. For a few years I was afraid to bring it up for fear the smoking would begin again. "I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day.The words were an instant relief and constant reminder to me ,and made me believe that I can make it." cousin said. And then he shared the poem with me. Strangely,I had read the poem before,but it didn't strike me so much.My cousin said,"I don't read much,so I heart what I read when I'm reading.You read too much,but you just forgot what you read mostly. " The poem’s simple, yet profound.It is called the Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.