{"id":5233,"date":"2010-01-14T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2009-12-23T12:34:13","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T18:34:13","slug":"create-your-own-haven-in-a-hectic-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/create-your-own-haven-in-a-hectic-world\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Create Your Own Haven in a Hectic World&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|617340\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Shelter-for-the-Spirit.jpg?resize=201%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shelter for the Spirit\" width=\"201\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>Victoria Moran believes that housekeeping is actually a form of affection for your home. All caregiving (for people or things)\u00a0 should\u00a0\u00a0lead\u00a0one to gradually love what one cares for. Thomas More says in the introduction to <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|617340\" target=\"_blank\">Shelter for the Spirit<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, \u00a0&#8220;Ordinary chores satisfy primal longings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This book is\u00a0not about practical tips and tricks,\u00a0or full of lists of the many tasks you need to do, year-round.\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0more about changing your attitude and savoring everyday acts.\u00a0This is\u00a0an inspiring work for those of us stressed and depressed about how much endless, repetitive work is involved in taking care of a house.<\/p>\n<p>The author says, &#8220;Human beings need a place to foster an inner life&#8230;.It is about reclaiming home as the primary center for our spirituality, our resourcefulness, and the best moments of our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Besides the high-flown spirtual benefits of creating your own personal haven, you, as\u00a0 Moran says,\u00a0&#8220;feel more in control of your life when your house is in order.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Moran believes that housekeeping is actually a form of affection for your home. All caregiving (for people or things)\u00a0 should\u00a0\u00a0lead\u00a0one to gradually love what one cares for. Thomas More says in the introduction to Shelter for the Spirit, \u00a0&#8220;Ordinary chores satisfy primal longings.&#8221; This book is\u00a0not about practical tips<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/create-your-own-haven-in-a-hectic-world\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[984,189],"class_list":["post-5233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-you-can-use","category-reference","tag-home-keeping","tag-spirituality"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-1mp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5483,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions\/5483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}