"The whole value of solitude depends on one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it."
- John Lubbock -
"Prayer reveals to the soul the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives them a foretaste of the calm bliss of our heavenly home."
- St. Rose of Viterbo -
I wandered around campus today and found a nice little spot behind the softball field overlooking the highway and the river. I sat down with back and head resting against the metal fence and let my music and the scenery flood my senses. As I pulled out my iPod to switch songs, I saw that it was 3:00. I pulled out my ear buds, put my iPod away, unwrapped my rosary from around my wrist and prayed a divine mercy chaplet. Solitude and prayer, peace and rest. What a perfect escape.
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