Misty Morning at Rim Shoals

Rest Stop

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Do you have a quiet shore to rest upon?

The season of Christmas is upon us – and I for one REFUSE to let it be diminished by the holiday chaos that threatens to wear me down…

Find a quiet shore, a place you can pause and feel the stress fall off of you… a refuge you can escape to at a moment’s notice.

Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Often, when chaos begins to wear us down, a brief rest stop will renew our spirit – and infuse us with the power boost we need to master the moment.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could Continue reading » Rest Stop

Is There Such a Thing as Chaos on the Cusp of Order?

Rubik's Cube Solution
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Have you experienced “chaos on the cusp of order” in your life?  How do you figure out when to take a breather and how to return with new energy?

Sunday, already in a BAD mood but boxed-in by time constraints, I tackled my piled-high desk, trying to create an orderly working-space for doing my most hated cluster of tasks – ones my husband (a cost accountant by education and profession) used to do before cancer stole him from us – THE BILLS.  And suddenly, wham! I’m on the verge of despair and tears, helplessly bemoaning: “I’ll NEVER get this done, this is hopeless. I just can’t do this!”

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Cup o’ Inspiration

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Take a short break and consider the following:

“Happy is the man who has learned to hold the things of this world with a loose hand.”

Warren Wiersbe

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