Hello My Friend, Welcome to Serenity Saturday! A place I created for you to recharge and nourish your mind, body and spirit! Breathe in the calmness, love and laughter, be inspired, learn something new or just enjoy sitting with a friend. I promise the videos, stories, tips and photos will bring a smile to your face, encouragement to your heart…
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Serenity Saturday [07.25.20]
3 Ways Pain Has a Purpose
Everyone struggles with some form of pain and suffering in their lives. Perhaps a long standing illness, or unresolved relationship issues. You may be struggling with job loss or financial hardship. Or maybe it’s a faith issue, God seems absent, silent or distant. Pain in some form will always be present in our lives. I wonder many times if there…
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5 Ways to Add Mindfulness to Everyday Routines
I know how valuable mindfulness is to my general well-being. Yet I often neglect to practice. Perhaps you can relate to the struggle of practicing mindfulness regularly? After mulling this problem over, I discovered 5 ways to add mindfulness to everyday routines. This allows me to incorporate mindfulness into the things I do daily. As a result I don’t feel…
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Serenity Saturday [07.18.20]
Hello My Friend, Welcome to Serenity Saturday! A place I created for you to recharge and nourish your mind, body and spirit! Breathe in the calmness, love and laughter, be inspired, learn something new or just enjoy sitting with a friend. I promise the videos, stories, tips and photos will bring a smile to your face, encouragement to your heart…
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Understanding Your Root Emotions
Very few people can accurately express what they feel. The reason people struggle to express their feelings is because they don’t understand them. Understanding your root emotions opens the door to fully understanding why you feel certain emotions. This proves especially helpful when your emotions seem out of control. If you feel like your emotions are out of control, it’s…
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Serenity Saturday [07.11.20]
Serenity Smiles Okay, just being real here, my sense of humor is little out of the ordinary, I’m open to suggestions! Here’s my favorite funny quotes of the week: “Some things are better left unsaid. Unfortunately I usually remember that after I’ve said them.” “The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in he universe is that it has never…
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What I learned About Adversity From a Dying Plant
Honestly, I do not have the proverbial green thumb. My success rate with any type of plant is about 50%. Yet I persist in surrounding myself with a variety of herbage. I’ve attempted to learn everything I could about plants, but nothing compared to the lesson one plant taught me. What I learned about adversity from a dying plant changed…
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How Mindfulness Helps You See in the Dark
Welcome to Mindfulness Monday! Summer is fully upon us and the heat during the day keeps most inside. Have you ever tried mindfulness to make the most of a summer evening? Let’s try learning how mindfulness helps you see in the dark. A summer evening can be a delightful time to step outside and de-stress from your day. No matter…
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What True Freedom Feels Like
Happy 4th of July! On the day when we celebrate our freedom as a nation, I thought I would share my story of freedom with you. It took years before I found out what true freedom feels like. In fact for the longest time, I chose to teach others about freedom from my own prison cell. I watched others experience…
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