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7 things I learned from Simon Vibert’s “Stress: The Path to Peace”

Anita Mathias — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:23:12 +0000

Available on Amazon.com Available on Amazon.co.uk Living with high levels of stress can be physically and emotionally dangerous, so much so that stress tests like those by psychiatrists Holmes and Rahe can predict the likelihood of serious illness or an accident in the coming year based an individual’s level of current stress. 1 In his […]

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In which Rest is an Essential Part of the Creative Process

Anita Mathias — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:25:31 +0000

The first chapter of Genesis explodes with creativity! God creates sun, moon and stars; banyans, baobabs and butterflies; macaws, mice and mastodons from a smile in his brain. He creates the world in exuberance because that is his nature. He is a Maker, a creator. And all of us are inherently creative, because we all […]

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In which Christ Desires Mercy, not Sacrifice

Anita Mathias — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:16:21 +0000

Jesus was always getting himself into trouble with the Pharisees, the stern keepers of the law, for his common sense and practicality. When his disciples were hungry on the Sabbath, he let them glean. (Matthew 12 :1). When he saw a man with a shrivelled hand in the synagogue on Sunday, he healed him. Furiously […]

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Sanctioned Waste: The Sabbath. Love and Waste

Anita Mathias — Mon, 31 May 2010 07:46:00 +0000

Sanctioned Waste: The Sabbath. Love and Waste Exodus 20:8-11. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, […]

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In Praise of Sundays

Anita Mathias — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:20:00 +0000

Having a Sunday of deep rest, with everyone peacefully doing their own things. Having a Sunday which is completely restful, does sharpen one’s appetite for the work week, just as returns from travel makes one’s home and home-life so much sweeter!

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