Letting go of old baggage

Alongside my bed is a printed note of a short prayer adapted from the Alcoholics Anonymous that I read from Steven Covey’s Eight Habits of Highly Effective People.

“Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things that cannot be changed, the courage to change the things which ought to be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

I've had this posted on the wall where I can see it before I close my eyes and read it before I get out of bed. It has been there since I was in high school (come to think of it, perhaps I should have this framed already! And yes, it is posted alongside the Stat formulas and notes that I used as a reviewer before. A good reminder of how "challenging" my Stat 1 days were before that I had to write my notes beside a prayer haha). Anyway, for some reason, I never wanted to take it off anymore. It's just a beautiful piece(the prayer :D); a nice thought to ponder before you head start your day.

Certainly, resentment from the past won’t do us any good. Perhaps it’s truly best to discover how to accept the things that happened from the past and learn from it instead. I remember a good friend who told me that we don’t need to carry the entire luggage from our past; we have to let them go and move on. Imagine how light the feeling can be. Saying it seems to be very easy. And yet, it may take time to fully realize and accept it. But life is just too beautiful to just brood, be pessimistic, and indulge in mental anguish and tormenting memory you might have from your past. Indeed, we should try to look at life from another perspective instead; that there are a lot of good things in store for us. And in the end, we must remember that happiness is a choice; it’s our choice.