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Musings: Friendship

What a joy true friendship is.  I’m talking about the kind of friendship that is born in honest and open sharing from the soul, from the gut, from the heart, and from the mind.  Friendship that allows two people to live hundreds of miles apart from each other and yet always feel very closely connected.

I am presently visiting with one of those friends.  We last saw each other two years ago when she and her daughter passed through town and spent the night.  Before that, we last saw each other when my daughter and I passed through town and . . . → Read More: Musings: Friendship

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Shared Wisdom: Gratitude, Love, Selflessness

 

Gratitude. More aware of what you have than what you don’t.  Recognizing the treasure in the simple – a child’s hug, fertile soil, a golden sunset.  (Max Lucado)

When we find someone who surpasses us, be thankful that such gifts are in our midst, a public banquet to which we are all invited.  (Dale E. Turner)

When the heart is flooded with love there is no room in it for fear, for doubt, for hesitation.    (Anne Morrow Lindberg)

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or . . . → Read More: Shared Wisdom: Gratitude, Love, Selflessness

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Prayer: A Tool Of Spirituality

Over the last few days the theme of prayer has come up in my daily readings and in conversations with friends.  It has made me realize and be grateful for just how much time I spend daily in prayer.  It has also made me wonder why prayer has become such an important part of my daily life.

First and foremost prayer gets me quiet.  It slows me down and forces me to a place of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual rest.  I can get very busy, too busy.  Busyness can become almost a form of escape for me, and that . . . → Read More: Prayer: A Tool Of Spirituality