{"id":154,"date":"2011-03-05T11:57:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T11:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2soar.info\/word\/?p=154"},"modified":"2011-03-05T11:57:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T11:57:39","slug":"a-smile-and-an-exhale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2011\/03\/05\/a-smile-and-an-exhale\/","title":{"rendered":"A Smile and an Exhale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">At any given time one of my people are going through something.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They might be coping with a loss of someone dear to them, a breakup of a relationship, the despair of an aging parent, or just feeling weary. Yes, I\u2019m talking to you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>I think of them all the time, I send my love and prayers but I never ask God to give them what they want.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I ask God to give them what they need.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ve learned that most times what you want and what you need are entirely different.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 It&#8217;s\u00a0unfortunate that<\/span>\u00a0you have no way of knowing that until you\u2019ve received what you actually need.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>That has been the basis of every ah-ha moment I\u2019ve ever experienced.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">And I don\u2019t worry about them because they are all strong.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And of course, I believe if I worry about them that will just bring me more to worry about instead of bringing me the good news that they are coming around.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Call that what you will, it works for me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">I picture them taking five minutes to sit with a cup of tea or coffee.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Just five minutes to close their eyes, smell the aroma, feel the warmth coming through the cup and shut their minds off.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I picture them concentrating on a sip at a time and truly tasting the rich or soothing flavors.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I picture a thought of me coming into their heads knowing that I pray for them and send as much love as I can so that they might find a smile and an exhale.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At any given time one of my people are going through something.\u00a0 They might be coping with a loss of someone dear to them, a breakup of a relationship, the despair of an aging parent, or just feeling weary. 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