“peace is not the end of the mundane, troublesome, and painful moments of life.
peace is created in the midst of the mundane, troublesome, and painful moments
as we look for the good in all things,
grasp tiny moments of joy,
glittering in the darkness,
and gather hope into a soft place to rest when life grows hard.”
-l.r. knost
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oakland county, michigan, usa – may 2021
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
A lovely truth. Peace to you, my friend!
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❤
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Beautiful!
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her words are lovely
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Yes, indeed they are
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❤️
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Oh this is so correct. It’s too hard to find peace at the end of something – you have to find it in pockets, along the way. Thanks for sharing this!
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Right
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beautiful, beautiful thought : I’ve copied this down to remind me when I forget 🙂 thanks, Beth 🙂
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It’s good one to remember
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Peaceful it is, Beth!
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I’m all about it
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“I’ve got a peaceful, easy feeling” and I know your blog won’t let me down…
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Ha! And hopefully not )
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it never does…
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A lovely sentiment and, in my experience, very true.
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I so agree
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I absolutely love this. I may have to print it out and post it on my fridge! Thanks for sharing these words with us.
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My pleasure- her words ring true
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“tiny moments of joy…” That doesn’t work for me. Sigh. We need tiny moments of darkness in joyful lives, not the other way around.
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It’s about a series of tiny joys and needing huge events, but the things that happen in every day life I think
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That’s true. 🙂 Well, the flowers are gorgeous and it’s warming up so those are all joyful things we can celebrate. 🙂 The virus is a bit better so all good things.
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Yes –
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Beth, you always provide moments of joy and soft places for us to rest.
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❤️
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So true…
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It is –
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Thank you so much for sharing! What a wonderful reminder to stop and smell the flowers.
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Happy to –
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peace is created in the midst of the mundane, troublesome, and painful moments👌😍❤️
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ah, yes, truth, indeed…lovely.
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Yes
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Perfect!
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it’s so true
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Such beautiful and true to how I feel thoughts!
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i do the same
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A beautiful river dear Beth. I went to with my grandchildren when I visit my sister in Pontiac. I live in Clinton Twp.
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nice –
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great quote
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It was well said
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Well said. Don’t miss the little things.
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