Renewal
The practice of self-care is one of the most important aspects of living. Without time for personal renewal, life can be most overwhelming. We need those times of rest and renewal to strengthen us for the tasks that we must face.
My wife and I are back from a week of personal renewal. I had thought to blog, but would that really have been total renewal, something different from the usual routine? We rested, played, laughed, and cried at our family gathering on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. How restful to sit and hear the ocean waves meeting the shoreline. How much fun the water games we played in the pool. How invigorating to hear the granddaughters’ laughter and even their cries.
For the week we were wrapped in the love of family. We had months of eager anticipation and planning, a week at the shore that just flew by (we came from Colorado, Indiana and Washington, DC), and now a lifetime of memories about a special week together.
Take time to plan, anticipate, live and remember a self-care renewal time just for yourself.
A prayer: God, my spirit is restored, my soul is renewed. Thank you. Amen.
--Ben Keckler
07.28.08
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