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Smile: You’ll Be Glad You Did :-)
Some moments these days I feel like there is not much to smile about. I am doing what I can to manage my emotions, respond rather than react, hold a compassionate, caring vision rather than slip into fear, anger, or helplessness. So what’s with a post that suggests a smile? In my inbox this...
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Gratitude and Joy in Spite of It All…
“Let us be grateful and joyous even though we know the facts” is a prayer that a friend of mine heard when he was volunteering with a Lutheran community project recently. The prayer has stuck with me. There are so many “facts” nowadays that inspire less than gratitude and joy that I welcomed the reminder...