wisdom from books
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How to cultivate compassion
… be gentle with yourself. Spend time in meditation allowing thoughts to arise so you can see what they are. When you meditate, you sit in stillness. As thoughts arise, notice that they are there. Compassionately notice whatever they are. And, then, allow them to drift by. Focus on your breath, the present moment of…
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Journaling
Journaling – writing, observing, and processing your thoughts – will help you maintain a sense of perspective. 01 Being with gratitude: write down all the things you are thankful for today. Don’t think about what to write, just note your thoughts as they occur to you. 02 Now write down anything else that has affected…
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Book: Limitless
Excerpts from “Limitless” by Jentezen FranklinChapter Ten: The Power of Prayer ..the key to victorious living is to spend time with God first … …prayer changes the atmosphere and shifts things in the spirit realm, and it does! Satan is not afraid of how long we shout. He is afraid of how deeply we pray.…
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Change and Transition
Think of an experience of change in your life. It can be very significant or very ordinary. What feelings were associated with it? In discussion groups the commonly chosen words include ‘excitement’, ‘renewing’, ‘buzz’, ‘fearful’, ‘anxious’, ‘energized’, ‘bewilderment’. But these words do not describe change but transition. Change is about the outer, practical task of…