Now and then we become aware that we’re not living according to our own ideals but according to those of others. To avoid doing that, we should ask ourselves honestly every day what is most important to us.
We have to remember we can’t control everything. Realizing that, we should pray this prayer [Ed., cf., Serenity Prayer of Reinhold Niebuhr]: Oh, Lord, give me inner calm to accept what I can’t change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. And, Lord, help me not to have regrets because they are useless and counterproductive. Help me to always look ahead to see what I can do, rather than looking behind and regretting what I didn’t do. AMEN