"Calming the inner Storm" (Path of St. Therese to Peace)

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“Calming the inner Storm” (St. Therese’s path to Peace)

Extract from article only………not an excessively long article and worth the read…
…"…But what exactly can we learn from Thérèse? She seems so far removed from the challenges and struggles we face today. After all, she spent her last nine years in a cloistered convent in France. Not to mention that she is often presented as a sentimental and even syrupy saint who lived in undisturbed, peaceful piety.
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It may come as a surprise, then, that one of Thérèse’s most significant teachings has to do with how to handle the more troubling feelings and emotions that we are all too familiar with—anger, hostility, and melancholy, for example, as well as the desire for attention and recognition. What’s more, these teachings are not abstract musings. Her writings brim with examples of how she noticed her feelings, explored them, and profited from them.
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Over time, Thérèse discovered that human feelings and emotions—including those that upset us the most—can really be blessings in disguise. She found that if she approached them in the right spirit, they could even become stepping-stones to holiness. Her example shows us the way. …"…
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Hi Barb,

I can’t tell you how much this article helped me today! I have been struggling with some very powerful emotions lately and this truly helped me to put things in prespective. It couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you and God bless you! 🙂
 
…👍 …I usually fall over these little gems of articles while searching for something else - sometimes they just land in my Inbox from some Catholic source. …
Deo Gratius
 
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