Betsy LernerGod grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change. The courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference. I still didn't know the difference.
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The world is volatile and always changing. Every day we change. But we don't change everything. We choose to change the things we can and accept the things we can't Change. We can't control everything and we must learn to let go of the things we cannot change.
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