I once heard that serenity wasn’t having “all of your ducks in a row” but having all of your ducks scattered and being okay with it.

Well, I don’t know much about ducks… but I do know that when my world is feeling scattered… when I feel that I don’t have a safe harbor… an anchor to cling to…. my serenity is in danger.

Sometimes… it just feels like a run of bad luck… like I can’t catch a break no matter how hard I try.

I think I’ve done the right thing.

I think I’ve chosen the right path and then suddenly…

something comes along and “scatters my ducks.”

It can be quite disheartening.

I have learned that during these times of chaos I must go back to the idea of “One day at a time” and really… down to “One minute or one second at a time” if necessary.

I have to focus myself on the tasks at hand:

Getting up.

Making my bed.

Getting ready for work.

Showing up.

Doing my job well.

Eating, resting, taking care of my health until my serenity returns.

If I allow myself to become enveloped in the chaos… I allow myself to become scattered in my mind, in my spiritual beliefs, in my actions and I lose all sense of perspective.

By taking it moment by moment, accepting that things are scattered for now but, will return to a since of normalcy in the future, I can keep moving forward on my path and learn to find serenity when all around me is chaotic.

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“Dear God, help me to find serenity even when my world is full of chaos. Help me to find solace in my day-to-day routine as I struggle through these changes.”