Other people’s actions need not affect us.

I read this quote today just when I needed to; I was getting worked up over something my husband was doing at work. The truth is that it really is none of my business, and that I really don’t need to have an opinion on this. I want to have one so bad, though! Then I realized that it was affecting my serenity and I could hear my sponsor’s words in my head. “Nothing in this world is worth losing my serenity over.”

Each time I thought about as the rest of the day wore on, I just said a quick little prayer asking God to take the thoughts from me. And He did! By the time I was driving home, my serenity was still intact and I was no longer torturing myself with the thoughts. What a gift.