Blog - Serenity in Suffering

Having Gratitude For What Remains

Often when we think of grief, we think of grieving the loss of someone who died. But grief isn’t just about grieving loss through death. We can experience grief over any loss. The best way to heal after grief is by having gratitude for what remains. Many times we only focus on the loss, but gratitude brings us to the…
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Essential Oils for Mindfulness

Essential Oils 101

Essential oils not only support the physical body, but through their scents provide powerful support to the mind. Anxiety, stress or emotional imbalance find relief in the use of essential oils. Learning to use essential oils for mindfulness will enhance your practice and provide valuable mental health support. Essential Oils for emotions Essentials oils work on the olfactory system of…
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Serenity Saturday [07.25.20]

Encouragement

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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3 Ways Pain Has a Purpose

Growing in Grace

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

Mindfulness

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]

Encouragement

Understanding Your Root Emotions

Self-Care

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]

Encouragement

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

Encouragement

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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