Might settle for this one

These prayers are hard to remember.  Besides, the one I keep revising is too lengthy.  Maybe something shorter will do the job.

Actually, I just want to go about my day in peace.  But realizing that this could be shattered at any time and at any place.  Nothing lasts forever.

It's a bad way to start the day if you are anxious, angry, or undecided.  If nothing else, a prayer like this can give you a goal.  If you cannot do anything else, then just do what you can.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Again, if Patton can do it, it ain't wussified.   Patton was no wuss.