Coping with COVID-19 Affirmations: Maintaining serenity
All of my life, I’ve looked to others for comfort, security and all the other things that add up to what I now think of as self-assurance, trust and intimacy — the things that comprise what I understand as serenity.
The source of this is not outside me, but within myself.
The higher my expectations are of myself or others, the lower my serenity is.
My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations.
When I lower my expectations, I can maintain my serenity at a higher level…at least for the time being.
Here it is, your daily de-stressing dose:
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