RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...
January 24, 2011 at 3:16 am
(January 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm)dave4shmups Wrote: This is something that I've really struggled with. As a Christian, I used to mentally surrender things that I could not control to the god that I believed in. And I do have a LOT of stress at work right now!
Emotional stress is like $$$ in the bank...
IF I am going to invest $$$ I bloody-well want a good return on my investment.!!
So IF a situation is OUT of my control it would seem fruitless to 'invest' emotional energy worrying about it.
Similar to the serenity prayer but a bit more materialistic....(only way to get through to a young "budding accountant" daughter)
No worries!

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