Peace of Mind and Trust 
My mom had a stroke on Nov 19th. She’s been in a rehab center since then. She’s made great progress and still has some healing to do.
Historically, my mom has been super independent and does not like accepting assistance. But, she seems to be doing exceptionally well with her situation – where she needs a lot of assistance and is certainly not independent.
Her peace of mind, acceptance, and general state of happiness seem like a miracle to me.
It seems to me that she’s doing better mentally and emotionally than I am with her situation.
So, this then is an opportunity for me to look at myself. How busy am I trying to control things I cannot possibly control? How deeply do I believe that God has a plan for mom (and for me)? How deeply do I believe that our lives are falling together?
I say these things. I teach these things. And, I’ve got some room for progress 
in living them.
The way I see it, trust is an either-or thing. We either trust or we don’t trust. Any gaps in our trust means that we don’t trust and that is a difficult way to live.
Here’s to trust!
p.s. I hope this doesn’t sound like some desperate cry for help or something like that. I’m inviting you to ponder these things for yourself. How deeply do you trust? And I am just sharing my story to set it up.
Much Love,
Jonathan
Jonathan
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