Tranquility:
Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
Despite my struggles with emotional moderation, I do pretty well with tranquility, by Ben's definition.
Trifles and common or unavoidable accidents don't ruffle my feathers.
If we let little things rob us of our composure, we will have very few peaceful moments in life. Something or another is always going slightly wrong.
Moms get a lot of practice in this virtue. Today my daughter got green paint all over the card table and on the light switch in the bathroom as she tried to wash her hands. No big deal.
The engine light is on in our van. Fixing the ECR valve will cost money. That's the way it goes! No point in fretting--cars will have problems.
A stranger is rude to me in traffic. Oh well. I can choose to get bent out of shape, or I can choose to remain tranquil because his action really has nothing to do with me.
Have you recently maintained your tranquility in the face of unexpected setbacks or annoyances?
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Rossilyn, Sorry about having to delete my last comment! But I wrote your name wrong! (How embarrassing!)
Anyway! I found your blog by following your picture over from Eileen's blog! I met you at ACFW and would love to keep in touch! Let me know if you're on FB or Twitter. I'd love to follow you on those too!
I appreciate your post today! It's so easy to get caught up in the little things that irritate us! But I needed that reminder not to sweat the small stuff! Thank you!
Thanks for stopping by, Jody! I'm on my way over to your blog now. And I'll look for you on FB - I'm a Twitter holdout for now. :-)
I appreciate your reminder too. I think I handle common or unavoidable accidents pretty well.
I saw Jody's comment. She has a beautiful blog too. How fun that you two met at a conference!
This is something I have learned to do. It sure didn't come naturally, but life's so much better that way. I use 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.
These posts are really just what I need right now. Probably more than you'll ever know.
Great post.
Boy, I try to be tranquil in most situations. I think I've done pretty okay when I got an unexpected shock . . . I was laid off from my job on August 31st.
Sad, but not devestating. Sure, a little fear, excitement, insecurity popped in, but for the most part, I've remained pretty calm, resting in God's promise to be with me through anything and everything.
Thanks for this post, Rosslyn.
An impatient driver stormed past me tonight - to race up to a red light. Go figure. Years ago, this would have upset me. Now, I pray that the Lord will protect him and keep him from killing someone with his vehicle.
Why should I lose my peace because of someone else's insanity?
Blessings,
Susan :)
I need to work on tranquility. How do you do it?
Thank you for sharing these words of wisdom. I love quotes and especially quotes from very influntial people.
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