Patricia’s study is her favorite room in her home. It is a small but beautiful room overlooking her garden. The slightly opened window seems to bring in peaceful thoughts from her well-kept garden. On her work desk is a white, oval vase with beautifully arranged lilies from her garden. Its dazzling colors are striking. Its calming, delicate fragrance filled the room with its aroma.
In stark contrast to the rest of the flower, she noticed one of the small branches withering. On closer inspection, she discovered that it was partly disconnected from the rest of the flower. It no longer received the life sustaining nutrients it formerly enjoyed. Patricia cut off the branch and placed it directly in the vase where it would have contact with the water she feeds the flowers weekly.
The next evening, she noticed some of the brown spots reverting to green and smiled in wonderment. “So all it took was a reconnection with your source of nourishment.”
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Thousands seek help from doctors for depression. They are drying up, withering and are in need of lasting nourishment. What nourishment do they seek? … What nourishment do all human spirits seek? JOY. The opportunity to give love through selfless service is the only food that satisfies the human spirit. Only this connects the human spirit to its roots.