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From: sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: What net.singles is for
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Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 15:23:03 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 21 15:23:03 1985
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> In one fell swoop I had removed forever any power the bullies had over me.
> I had learned what I consider a basic rule in life:
> 
>     There is no guarantee of a good return on living a good life.  However,
>   when one looks at things calmly, one realizes that IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER.
> 
>   So what if the bullies try to steal my books!  Is it worth going through
> mental torture over a mass of wood pulp and ink?  
> 
>   So what if that beutiful blonde over there doesn't give me the time of day!
>   So what if that guy thinks I'm an idiot!
>   So what if I don't always get my way!
> 
>   You see, the more one sits around bitching and moaning about how the world
> doesn't live up to how *YOU* want it to be, the less time you have to actual
> acomplish the things *YOU* want to do.
> 
> 
> 
> 	Chris Andersen

Chris-

I like what you have to say here.  I'd like to add two prayers which have
helped me survive through some pretty hellish years.  I hope they do something
for someone.

The Serenity Prayer:

God grant me
The serenity to accemt the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

This one also helped:

God, rather than letting me have the things I want, 
Let me want the things I have.


-- 

Sarah E. Dugan
"You have to kiss a lot of frogs
before you find a prince."

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