Whenever I am checking bags at an airport, I recall St. Teresa of Avila's wonderful prayer of praise, "Thank God for the things I do not own."

Kathleen Norris in The Quotidian Mysteries by Kathleen Norris

 

To Practice This Thought:
The next time you are in a store, repeat St. Teresa's prayer.

 

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