God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference. Sometimes just saying it over and over again can bring calm into a stressful situation. Just by the act of pausing to recite the words, you have just distracted yourself away from the problem. Saying it (or reading it) repeatedly has a way of lowering your blood pressure and calming your nerves briefly. Now. What if we break it down...