How to Use the Serenity Prayer to Build Extraordinary Emotional Strength

However, after going to prison, he didn’t turn bitter. He didn’t lose hope. Instead, he focused and poured all of his energy into the legal battle. It took a grueling 19 years and two trials, but the verdict was overturned. But when Rubin was out of prison, he didn’t file any civil suit to recover damages. He didn’t even demand an apology from the court. He simply resumed his life. Of course, he didn’t want to be imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. But it happened — and he had no control over that. What he did have control over was himself. And hence, he chose not to feel harmed by it. Rubin Carter’s life is the most extraordinary example of the Serenity prayer. He accepted what he couldn’t change. He acted on what he could. And most importantly, he knew the difference. For the longest time, I too have used the Serenity Prayer as a mental model to cultivate emotional strength. It helped me when I broke both my arms after an accident. It helped me when I didn’t get into my dream college. And it helped me when my girlfriend of 3.5 years — the one I hoped to marry — broke up with me. <a href="https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-use-the-serenity-prayer-to-build-extraordinary-emotional-strength-270bc67373b5">Website</a>