"Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed."
Sanctoral: St. Paul the Hermit, Egypt +342 (his life was recorded by St. Jerome)
Human: 49 BC – Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and began the civil war. Caesar said the famous words – The die is cast!– crossing the Rubicon river, which is a symbolic border between Gaul and Italy. In Roman law legions were forbidden to cross this border, and because Caesar broke that rule, it was in fact a declaration of war. In this way he began a civil war that ended with his triumph and the defeat of his main rival, Pompey.
Natural: Somatic Stretching
Quote: "God always allows us to feel the frailty of human love so we'll appreciate the strength of His." -C.S. Lewis
New Words: Pandiculation- the involuntary, instinctive stretching of soft tissues; Interoception- a sense that provides information about the internal condition of our body. It can be both conscious and subconscious. Interoception allows us to experience many body sensations such as hunger, thirst, stress, or emotion.
Some other things I learned today:
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