{"id":1515,"date":"2009-08-20T07:27:10","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T12:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2009-08-20T07:27:10","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T12:27:10","slug":"think-of-serenity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/1515\/think-of-serenity","title":{"rendered":"Think of Serenity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serenity.<\/p>\n<p>The quality or state of being serene.<\/p>\n<p>Serenity is the wisdom of knowing who you are, and understanding your place in the greater reality. Only by &#8220;seeing&#8221; the greater truths can you remain calm while everyone around you is losing their mind and blaming it on you. A spiritual friend explained to me that the ability to remain calm and serene in the middle of a battlefield is the mark of a truly spiritual person. Four U.S. Army chaplains&#8211;two Protestant, one Catholic, and one Jewish&#8211;were aboard the Army transport ship U.S.S. 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