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\"Cherry \"Cherry<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been planning to have a picnic under Cherry Blossoms<\/a> trees for some time now. Yet, despite all the planning, nothing went the way I\u2019d hoped. For example, the friend who was supposed to meet me at the park was running late and then canceled. I left the storybook I had plans to read at home. My phone had only 9% of battery, so at a point, I had to say goodbye to the music that I was playing to entertain myself. Low battery also meant no more social media.<\/p>\n

\"Cherry<\/p>\n

It all felt pretty hopeless at first, but then something happened. I spread my pink blanket across the grass\u00a0and lay down on my back. I stared right up into the beautiful sea of pink<\/a> fluffy cherry blossoms that crowded my view. There, surrounded by its beauty and the rhythmic sounds of tiny creatures in the grass\u00a0(which <\/span><\/span>surprisingly<\/span><\/span> didn\u2019t make me panic), I enjoyed\u00a0an amazing sense of peace<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Somewhere amidst it all, I felt myself surrender. It was a beautiful feeling. I took a deep breath\u2014the kind where you actually see your chest lift up\u2014and I breathe out. There has been so much going on, so much I feel like I\u2019m drowning. In this moment, I could care about nothing else for a second. I could admire the beauty and sounds of nature, the birds I couldn\u2019t see but hear, and the sweet peace I felt. It\u2019s amazing to think that this may not have been possible if everything went exactly the way I planned it\u2014that’s \u00a0a lesson to\u00a0remember.<\/p>\n

\"CentennialThe earth is full of God’s Glory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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