The most beautiful five minutes and 22 seconds you will spend today. . . Thank you to Sue Robins (@suerobinsyvr), Nancy Stordahl (@nancyspoint) and many others who have recommended this to me. A conscious break like this is especially important to the freshly-diagnosed heart patient – who can often feel overwhelmed by pessimism and fear.
After you experience the gorgeous images and words (from Benedictine monk and author Brother David Steindl-Rast), please share with us how they impacted you.
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Q: What message did you like from this little film?
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NOTE FROM CAROLYN: I wrote more about adjusting to life as a heart patient in my book, “A Woman’s Guide to Living with Heart Disease” , published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2017. You can ask for it at your local library or favourite bookshop, or order it online (paperback, hardcover or e-book) at Amazon, or order it directly from my publisher (use their code HTWN to save 20% off the list price).
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See also:
As if fear of dying weren’t bad enough
No such thing as a “small” heart attack
The new country called Heart Disease
Cardiac care for the whole patient – not just the heart
How ruminating hurts your heart
Is everyday stress gnawing at your arteries?
A heart patient’s guide to the three stages of chronic stress
Is family stress hurting your heart?
Women’s heart disease and chronic stress
In praise of slowness: how ‘La Dolce Vita’ can help your heart
Heart Sisters 
This reminds me of the wonder and beauty that our Author and Creator has given us for our enjoyment!
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Wonders indeed!
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That was 5 minutes of grace, peace and beauty. I am grateful. Today, right now I am well and I am happy.
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A profoundly important reminder to be grateful for such moments, Marjorie…
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Thank you so much for this lovely gift. I really enjoyed it.
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Thanks Kit – I think we need reminders like this, especially on days like today… ♥
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A beautiful beginning to my day. The concept of living as if this is the first day of your life…and living as if it is the last day of your life is a precious and valuable intention.
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So well said, Jennifer!
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Looking for beauty, recognizing beauty takes the stress right out of you. Thank you.
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So true, Jennifer – it’s about both looking for and recognizing beauty around us… Thanks!
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Thank you for those beautiful and peaceful moments!
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And we need all the beauty and peace we can find…
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What beautiful and peaceful images. Life truly is a gift. Every day there is beauty to see and love surrounding us. I will try to “stop and smell the roses” and maybe I can bring a smile to someone’s face today.
Thank you for sharing
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Thanks Lorraine – have fun smelling those roses today…
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