The body is a slave, the soul a sovereign, and therefore it is due
to Divine mercy when the body is worn out by illness: for thereby
the passions are weakened, and a man comes to himself; indeed,
bodily illness itself is sometimes caused by the passions.
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
St. Seraphim of Sarov, Spiritual Instructions
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The fact that I am currently sick may help me with this one–which I think is genearlly not a very helpful observation (I mean hello? germs!).In any event, when I get sick, I get simple. Very simple. And this return to basics often helps me a lot.
David Given Schwarm 
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