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When I get really frustrated and I feel my blood pressure rising, I remember what a pastor told me as I was going through hospice with my dad before he passed away. The pastor told me to think about the following Bible verse:
Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God!”
It is a simple sentence, but has deep meaning that helped restore me to a balanced and relaxed state of mind. The pastor explained that the word “still” means “to…..
My pocket gardens of peace are little things that remind me to be peaceful. Some things are tangible, some are mental. I carry them with me always. Examples of my tangible pocket gardens are:
My dolphin keychain. It is small in brushed silver metal color with an inset of bluish-green abalone shell. Whenever I look at it, my mind goes to the ocean and I can picture dolphins arcing in and out of the water. I can smell the clean ocean air…..
Happiness is:
taking a break in the morning, having tea with my husband as he drinks his coffee, and we watch the deer in our yard visiting Meerkerk Gardens with mom walking our dog, Sabre, along a secret road winding through old growth forests at South Whidbey State Park playing gin rummy with our friends and being silly going to the dog park with Sabre and watching him play with all the dogs, large and small watching a…..