My View

It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon as I blog from my backyard terrace. The temperature is a perfect 70 degrees with a cool breeze. Just yesterday we were having torrential downpours of rain and other threatening weather. Now that the storms have passed, a new day is here and it's gorgeous! I'm sitting out here in peace with only the sound of the the fountain in our pond and the wind.




This week was a good one as they all are, but for some reason I had more of a challenge quieting the inner voice. I'm wondering what is next for me. I'm doing the necessary things inching forward but am still uncertain what is next. I continue to ask God for patience and to trust in Him that I am exactly where I should be.


Today I went over to my parents and watched the movie "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay.  It's a documentary teaching about the importance of loving oneself, positive affirmations, and how these things can affect us and even heal us.  I enjoyed it and am always open to receiving positive messages and hearing other's experiences of how they have made it through to the other side of a challenge. 

As I sit here watching the sun set on this day, I will attempt to clear my mind now and meditate soaking in the sounds, take deep breaths of fresh air, and know that all is in perfect order.

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  1. Patrick EerensApril 19, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    in order to be able to love others and enrich their lives, you have to enrich your life by loving yourself.

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