The Serenity Prayer is attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr 1892-1971. It first appeared in differing versions in the 1930s. In the early 1940s it became known by the first Alcoholics Anonymous group which embraced it.
Serenity Prayer
Using the Serenity Prayer in All My Affairs
An example of adapting the Serenity Prayer in my daily life to something else out of my control.
New Year’s Intention 101
At the beginning of a new year, many people in Al-Anon choose a word or phrase (sometimes called a watch word) on which they wish to focus their recovery for the coming year such as: Gratitude, Acceptance, Hope, Detach with Love, “Keep it Simple” etc.
Learning to Live
After years of isolation and three in-patient and out-patient recovery attempts failed my alcoholic, I desperately crawled into my first Al-Anon meeting. With my luck (or Higher Power), it turned out to be the District 17 Step Study meeting and that first meeting was on Step One.