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HEALING WITH BRIAN
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Lena was known in her town as the woman who never .
Her days were a blur of work, errands, and .
She was always on the move, constantly , her mind racing with thoughts of what needed to be done next.
Even in the quiet of the night, her mind refused to quiet .
One day, while walking through a part of town she rarely , Lena stumbled upon a small, hidden garden.
It was overgrown and wild, yet it had a certain tranquility about .
A worn sign at the entrance read, "The Garden of ."
Curious, Lena stepped .
As she wandered through the garden, she noticed that each plant seemed to be thriving in its own .
Some flowers were in full bloom, while others were still budding, waiting for their .
The trees provided shade, their branches swaying gently in the .
Lena found a bench under a large oak tree and sat .
For the first time in what felt like years, she allowed herself to simply sit and .
She listened to the birds, watched the sunlight dance through the leaves, and felt the tension in her shoulders slowly melt .
As she sat there, Lena realized that life, like the garden, had its own .
There was a time for growth, for blooming, and there was a time for .
She had been so focused on pushing forward, on always doing more, that she had forgotten the importance of .
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting the peace of the garden fill .
In that moment, Lena made a promise to .
She would return to this garden, not just as a visitor, but as a regular, making time for rest a part of her .
She would learn to embrace the quiet moments, to let herself pause and .
When Lena left the garden that day, she felt lighter, more at .
The weight of her endless tasks had lessened, and she knew that she would carry the lesson of the garden with .
Rest wasn't something to be earned or a luxury; it was a necessity, a gift she needed to give .
From that day forward, Lena's life .
She found balance between her work and her rest, understanding that both were essential for a life well- .
The Garden of Rest became her sanctuary, a reminder that true growth comes not just from effort, but also from the peace found in moments of .
Answer Key:
- 1. stopped
- 2. commitments
- 3. busy
- 4. down
- 5. visited
- 6. it
- 7. Rest
- 8. inside
- 9. time
- 10. moment
- 11. breeze
- 12. down
- 13. be
- 14. away
- 15. seasons
- 16. rest
- 17. rest
- 18. her
- 19. herself
- 20. life
- 21. recharge
- 22. ease
- 23. her
- 24. herself
- 25. changed
- 26. lived
- 27. stillness
Transcript:
Lena was known in her town as the woman who never stopped.
Her days were a blur of work, errands, and commitments.
She was always on the move, constantly busy, her mind racing with thoughts of what needed to be done next.
Even in the quiet of the night, her mind refused to quiet down.
One day, while walking through a part of town she rarely visited, Lena stumbled upon a small, hidden garden.
It was overgrown and wild, yet it had a certain tranquility about it.
A worn sign at the entrance read, "The Garden of Rest."
Curious, Lena stepped inside.
As she wandered through the garden, she noticed that each plant seemed to be thriving in its own time.
Some flowers were in full bloom, while others were still budding, waiting for their moment.
The trees provided shade, their branches swaying gently in the breeze.
Lena found a bench under a large oak tree and sat down.
For the first time in what felt like years, she allowed herself to simply sit and be.
She listened to the birds, watched the sunlight dance through the leaves, and felt the tension in her shoulders slowly melt away.
As she sat there, Lena realized that life, like the garden, had its own seasons.
There was a time for growth, for blooming, and there was a time for rest.
She had been so focused on pushing forward, on always doing more, that she had forgotten the importance of rest.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting the peace of the garden fill her.
In that moment, Lena made a promise to herself.
She would return to this garden, not just as a visitor, but as a regular, making time for rest a part of her life.
She would learn to embrace the quiet moments, to let herself pause and recharge.
When Lena left the garden that day, she felt lighter, more at ease.
The weight of her endless tasks had lessened, and she knew that she would carry the lesson of the garden with her.
Rest wasn't something to be earned or a luxury; it was a necessity, a gift she needed to give herself.
From that day forward, Lena's life changed.
She found balance between her work and her rest, understanding that both were essential
