Dear Father, give us the faith to trust You today and the ability to see Your hand of good along our road of life.
Prayer
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Compromise
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Breathe
See if you can feel just one breath, from the beginning through the middle, to the end. If you’re with the breath at the nostrils, it may be tingling, vibration, warmth, coolness. If at the abdomen, it may be movement, pressure, stretching, release. You don’t have to name them, but feel them. It’s just one breath. – Sharon Salzberg
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Basil’n Apple Martini
I made some drinks for some of my circle as we gathered to watch a few episodes of This is Us. When K smiled and asked, “Oh my God, are you practicing drinks already?!” I laughed as I knew she was referencing last year’s show down when my spouse and I found ourselves in a “friendly” impromptu cider battle. This year I am not sure what will happen when guests fill our home, but I do know if we enter a show down I have this martini up my sleeve.
1 1⁄2 oz.Vodka
1 oz of Treetop pressed cider
Juice of one Lemon
1 Tbsp Sugar
4-5 Basil leaves
Methodology: Muddle all ingredients in a shaker. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Rim glasses with lemon, place sugar on a plate. Press the rim of a chilled martini or rocks glass into the mixture to…
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Prayer
It is folly for a man to pray to the Gods, for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. – Epicurus
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
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