Lessons From A Pause: Giving your inner artist grace and the benefits of French bread

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Lessons from a pause
The benefits of French bread
Give your inner artist grace
Greetings!
Spring is finally here, and I hope you have stayed healthy throughout the breezy month of March!  I am very eager for a time of renewal, healing and strengthening.
This month has given me an opportunity to really practice what I preach and put self-care into action. No matter how we protect ourselves, sometimes we are susceptible. I caught a chest cold and was surprised that it hit like a ton of bricks.
Lessons from a pause
I am generally blessed with good health and had trouble at first winding down…and yet, I have been given time to reflect. 
     time for recuperation
           time to give into and allow rest
I am learning so much! I have been buoyed by offers from family and friends to help and to pray for me. And, thinking about so many suffering worldwide, I am grateful for my abundant resources.
Simple things…quiet, classical music, Adriene‘s Yoga for Sickness Recovery, hydration, Vicks’ with lavender (did you know it exists?), honey and lemon, moisturizing soaps and the classics. I am re-reading A Tale of Two Cities. Many around the world do not have clean water, let alone the luxuries we take for granted.
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