I am not religious, never have been. Raised by atheists and ignored by the usual recruitment wings of school scriptures or those child catchers that cults send out to pinball arcades and roller rinks*.

I do however believe The Serenity Prayer is a good mantra to embrace. I know it has basically nothing to do with religion other than starting with the word God, that’s probably what put me off initially. However as I have gotten older and my baggage heavier I am trying to find a little more acceptance of my past crimes** both real and imagined. I am working on the changing the stuff I can part everyday and then trying to accept being a bit crap at it sometimes. The wisdom to know the difference could turn up a bit more quickly and often if I’m being honest, but it definitely seems more abundant than it was in my youth.

I have started to accept that the annoying troubled youth had to happen for me to that change is possible, because that guy was an absolute bellend.

*That may have just been a story my mother told me to keep me from hanging out with the tough kids that smoked and played pacman.

**Not actual crimes you narc!