Monument Exercise In our lives, I hope most of us have times of poignantly experiencing joy, peace, love, and acceptance. They often surprise us—and then pass quickly. Take a moment to find your own monument to God’s love. Identify a time you’ve felt safe or loved or calm or felt God’s presence. Is there a concrete reminder of that time? A picture, song, poem, or other object you can return to? If not, can you draw or create an image that reminds you of the experience? Take this reminder and place it somewhere you’ll regularly see it. This helps the emotional right side of your brain integrate
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