As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...

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As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...

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RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...

January 23, 2011 at 3:41 pm (This post was last modified: January 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm by OnlyNatural.)

Even as an atheist, I enjoy the Serenity Prayer:

[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.

Knowing that God isn't there to help you out can be disheartening, at first. But I firmly believe that we have it within ourselves to find the serenity, courage, and wisdom needed to adapt to any circumstance.

I don't know what kind of answer you're looking for. I struggle with the same thing sometimes. It's not easy, but in the end, the only way to let go is, simply, to let go. Things that are beyond your control are not your responsibility. Realize that there's nothing you can do, and that agonizing over it does nothing but make you feel worse.

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As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by dave4shmups - January 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by OnlyNatural - January 23, 2011 at 3:41 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by sun - February 17, 2011 at 4:42 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - January 23, 2011 at 7:58 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Shell B - January 23, 2011 at 9:42 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by HeyItsZeus - January 23, 2011 at 9:57 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Minimalist - January 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by padraic - January 24, 2011 at 12:23 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by TheDarkestOfAngels - January 24, 2011 at 12:28 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Minimalist - January 24, 2011 at 1:43 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by KichigaiNeko - January 24, 2011 at 3:16 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Zen Badger - January 24, 2011 at 7:59 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by KichigaiNeko - January 24, 2011 at 8:13 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Ashendant - January 24, 2011 at 10:58 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by KichigaiNeko - February 7, 2011 at 12:29 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by dave4shmups - February 5, 2011 at 9:32 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Justtristo - February 7, 2011 at 7:18 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Edwardo Piet - February 6, 2011 at 2:33 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Faith No More - February 7, 2011 at 2:11 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Edwardo Piet - February 7, 2011 at 2:34 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Faith No More - February 7, 2011 at 2:48 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Gregoriouse - February 11, 2011 at 4:09 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by HigherLvlofThinking - February 17, 2011 at 10:27 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by reverendjeremiah - February 17, 2011 at 11:17 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - February 17, 2011 at 1:42 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by reverendjeremiah - February 17, 2011 at 2:02 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - February 17, 2011 at 2:05 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by 8BitAtheist - February 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - February 17, 2011 at 4:45 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by reverendjeremiah - February 19, 2011 at 7:08 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Gregoriouse - February 19, 2011 at 3:10 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Edwardo Piet - February 20, 2011 at 8:50 am

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