As an atheist pagan, I'm inclined to appreciate a plethora of mythological gods and goddess that represent different aspects of Psyche.* In that light I provide a revised Serenity Prayer, which gives me some small comfort and hope.
Eirene: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Athena: Grant me the courage to change the things I can,
Sophia: Grant me the wisdom to know the difference.
* "In Greek mythology, Psyche was a beautiful princess who fell in love with Eros (Cupid), god of love, and went through terrible trials before being allowed to marry him. The story is often understood to be about the soul redeeming itself through love. (To the Greeks, psyche also meant 'butterfly,' which suggests how they imagined the soul.) In English, psyche often sounds less spiritual than soul, less intellectual than mind, and more private than personality.'
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