温馨夜读II PART1 3.The Blessing Tree

温馨夜读II PART1 3.The Blessing Tree [00:00.76]3.The Blessing Tree [00:05.77]I had gone into a supervisor’s office to talk about a couple of issues that needed to be addressed. [00:12.08]She, like all of the men and women in her department, had been through the proverbial “ringer.” [00:18.40]The stress was so intense, one could almost taste it. [00:22.43]I had been assisting the department during a crunch period of being very short-handed, [00:28.09]and was watching everyone get close to burn-out. [00:31.03]When I inquired about her state of mind, she confessed that her home life was almost non-existant, [00:37.39]because she was “zombieing through the evening”. [00:40.44]The next words out of her mouth expressed a frustration of my own: [00:45.07]“This work is not my gift from God. My family is!” [00:49.20]I had heard of hanging all of one’s problems from the office on a “Trouble Tree” while driving home, [00:55.74]to be picked up on the way back to the office in the morning, [00:59.01]and for a brief second thought about suggesting that scenario. [01:03.36]But what came out was: “Why don’t we do something different? [01:07.39]Let’s have a Blessing Tree. [01:09.82]On the way home in the evening, [01:11.99]we could pull down a blessing to dwell on a character trait we adore in our spouse, [01:16.68]a particular reason we love them, the love they or our children have for us. [01:21.90]The list could be endless.” [01:23.76]When I tried it on the way home that night, the stress seemed to melt away. [01:28.57]There was a “spring in my step” and when I arrived, [01:32.07]a smile of joy and contentment was bubbling up from within! [01:36.23]For the first time in 2 weeks, I was overjoyed to greet my wife and children! [01:41.81]The Blessing Tree could make a major difference in your evenings, [01:45.97]especially after those REALLY tough days.

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