Panorama

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Norman Peale speaks of the panorama in his book, " Stay Alive

All Your Life " .

He says, " Often people tell me, " I have nothing but trouble;

everything goes wrong; I am surrounded by difficulties. " But the

philosophy of the panorama reminds you that all storms pass and,

more important, that you are big enough to live with them while they

last " .

So how do we receive this condition of the panorama that seems to be

a vital part of where many of us want to be.

Psalms|118:5 I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered

me, and set me in a large place.

There have been and still are, men that choose to live in the

mountains. They are humbled by these huge rock formations and

somewhere in this is the panorama. There are no mountains where I am

but when things become unbearable I look to the horizon. There I see

God more clearly and feel this thing that Peale calls the panorama.

Psalms|121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence

cometh my help.

For anyone that seeks this, I feel there are some road signs along

it's path. One is " Live above life " . Another one is " Don't sweat the

small stuff " . One of are group posted another " Look down on your

troubles, not up at them " . If you can not see the forest for the

trees, take flight.

Psalms|11:1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee

as a bird to your mountain?