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    The Art of Waiting-A Spiritual Practice

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    Waiting can be more than foot tapping and annoyance. Waiting is an opportunity to nourish the soul and strengthen us for what is ahead.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Life Challenges,  Spiritual Growth

    How to Wait Without Losing Your Mind

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      How to wait for something, especially the unknown, challenges even the most patient of people. There is waiting…and then there is WAITING.  Waiting for a bus or…

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    When You Sit With a Dying Person

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    How to look beyond grief and find peace while sitting at the bedside of a loved one who is dying is explained in comparison to childbirth. The joy…

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    A Manifesto – TheReflectivePen – Part Two

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    Part two of a three-part Manifesto of TheReflectivePen is the first half of a list of goals that guide the writing on this blog.

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Five Ways to Stay Calm Without Losing Patience

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    Five ways to not lose your patience - 1. Slow down...2. Breathe...3. Make waiting a spiritual practice...4. Smile...5. go for a walk

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    HOW TO PRACTICE THE ART OF OF WAITING

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    Waiting is one of life's challenges that everyone gets to practice sooner or later. Waiting can be difficult or easy depending on the outcome. This article takes a…

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  • Life Challenges,  Spiritual Growth

    Is There a Purpose to Waiting?

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    Understanding our ultimate purpose in life is often frustrated by having to wait so long to see it manifest. If you have ever had to wait a lifetime…

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