{"id":1234,"date":"2020-07-23T11:48:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2020-08-06T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T16:49:37","slug":"serenity-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/2020\/07\/23\/serenity-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Serenity Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1235\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sunrise-north-walpole-serenity-prayer.jpg\" alt=\"The Serenity Prayer. Photo taken at Willett Pond in North Walpole, Massachusetts.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sunrise-north-walpole-serenity-prayer.jpg 960w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sunrise-north-walpole-serenity-prayer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sunrise-north-walpole-serenity-prayer-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If looking for a jump start to finding personal peace within, carry The Serenity Prayer with you. The words are simple, comforting, inspiring and easy to remember&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Powerful, isn&#8217;t it? There is controversy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/07\/11\/us\/11prayer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who actually wrote The Serenity Prayer<\/a> but, ultimately, it doesn&#8217;t matter. Folks from all walks of life have taken the words to heart in times of challenge. It&#8217;s like this passage summarizes what scientists in the mental health field have tried to philosophize since the turn of the century.<\/p>\n<p>File this one under the power of simple words and thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> The photo is this blog was taken at sunrise at Willett Pond in Walpole, Mass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional reading<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/2020\/06\/22\/waterfall-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take comfort in watching this peaceful waterfall video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please save and share the following graphic on Pinterest&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1301\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Serenity-Prayer-Sunrise.jpg\" alt=\"Wise Words from The Serenity Prayer. Photo taken at Willett Pond in Walpole, Mass.\" width=\"735\" height=\"1102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Serenity-Prayer-Sunrise.jpg 735w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Serenity-Prayer-Sunrise-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Serenity-Prayer-Sunrise-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><br \/> <a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"above\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvisitingnewengland.com%2Fblog-photo-tour%2F2020%2F07%2F23%2Fserenity-prayer%2F&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fvisitingnewengland.com%2Fblog-photo-tour%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F07%2Fsunrise-north-walpole-serenity-prayer.jpg&#038;description=If%20looking%20for%20a%20jump%20start%20to%20finding%20personal%20peace%20within%2C%20carry%20The%20Serenity%20Prayer%20with%20you.%20The%20words%20are%20simple%2C%20comforting%2C%20inspiring%20and%20easy%20to%20remember.%20Photo%20taken%20at%20Willett%20Pond%20in%20Walpole%2C%20Mass.%20--%20quite%20a%20serene%20place!\"><\/a><script async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If looking for a jump start to finding personal peace within, carry The Serenity Prayer with you. 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