Grant Me Serenity...

God grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and wisdom to know the difference.

This is a prayer that I have been in desperate need of for about the last 5 months. I have had NO patience with ANYTHING since I have been pregnant- thank you hormones! Gerry knows all too well what I have been going through for the past few months.

Usually when I get mad or irritated about something, I can rationally calm myself down. Usually I can ask myself "is this really worth getting mad about?" and then I can let it go. This is not the usual. There is no rational.

It is driving me crazy!

There is really nothing I can do about this for the time being since my hormones will only get worse from here. So, for the time being, I am trying to take things one day at a time. I think this will take avoiding irritating or stressful situations and trying to see the humor in things. Also, I am just going to have to let things go.

I will let go:

-and realize that not everyone is excited (or cares at all) that we are having a baby...even though they are family...and I feel like they should be.

-and realize that some people are selfish and self-centered.

-and realize that some people are just not mentally capable of being compassionate or understanding.

-and realize that some people just have to make everything about themselves.

Mostly, I will let go of this frustration and stress and (somehow) find serenity in my life.

So, until I no longer have these crazy pregnancy hormones surging through my veins, please understand that I realize I have no patience, but I am working on it.