Seven R’s of Restful Living: Rejoice with Your Friends

Sisters can be good friends In a few days, we will be celebrating a national holiday—the 4th of July. Although there are many problems in this country, we have many freedoms and an abundance of resources. I’m thankful for all of them. I’m in favor of celebrations! The ability and the decision to rejoice (be […]

Seven R’s of Restful Living: Rid Yourself of Clutter

This is the sixth post in my seven week series on restful living; and, for me, it’s a challenging task. Getting rid of clutter is harder than I expected it would be. I’m beginning to understand why it’s not the first step toward restful living.   In order to accomplish this task, I’ve discovered that […]

Seven R’s of Restful Living: Reduce Commitments

To celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, John and I took four days off and traveled to Pennsylvania. We spent a  day at  Longwood Gardens (the largest botanical gardens in the United States, enjoying the immense variety of trees and flowers. Our spirits were inspired by the beauty of creation.  We made new friends at a fantastic B […]

Seven R’s of Restful Living: Resist Resentment

I procrastinated writing this post. I did not want to admit, after writing two chapters in  Emotional Freedom on how to identify resentment and replace it with joy, that I still struggle with it. This means that now I know how to identify resentment and how to resist it. I don’t feel helpless and remain stuck in it. As […]