Seek out the quiet place inside you.
Don’t give in to the clamors and distractions of the world.
Make a peaceful home in your heart and abide their.
From here, there is no reason to argue.
In this place, there is no fight to win.
Your mind will frequently lead you astray, but return to this place of peace as often as you can.
Treat peace as a practice.
PLACE OF PEACE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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Grace is not earned.
There is nothing you can do to deserve It.
You cannot work your way into grace.
Grace is given.
It is gifted.
All you can do is to prepare yourself for it, quietly, humbly, patiently, so that you may recognize grace’s works within you.
And yet it has never not been, abiding in you, sustaining you, guiding you, even, or especially when, you are at your most flawed and least deserving.
GIFTED GRACE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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Your spiritual hygiene are as important as your physical hygiene.
In fact, it is more important.
if you are not taking care of yourself spiritually, your body and your mind will pay the price.
Your spiritual health is the foundation for your physical and emotional well-being.
Do not make the mistake of neglecting your body or your mind, however.
You exist in this world for a reason and worldly matters require your unique care and attention.
By making your spiritual health a priority, you will be made more efficient and effective in all other things.
SPIRITUAL HYGIENE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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This may not be your fight.
You may be called to something deeper.
Your purpose may be elsewhere.
Listen to what your heart is quietly saying to you.
Feel where it is gently pulling you.
Follow the light and the lightness.
Do not allow yourself to get lost in the darkness of battles that cannot be won.
NOT YOUR FIGHT
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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If you focus your attention on being of service, you will have a lot less time for unnecessary conflict.
In fact, you will have a lot less desire to argue, debate, or fight with people.
Most people don’t want to be changed by you anyway.
They don’t want your ideas, opinions, or assistance.
Focus on the ones who do.
Spend your time working with the people you are uniquely qualified to help.
Your life will be better and so will theirs.
FOCUS ON SERVICE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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