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Thorns and All: Regret and Change
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Never live in the past, but always learn from it." – Unknown. I used to say that I didn’t have regrets, and that I didn’t believe in them. I think this was in part because I was afraid of regrets. I would still love to believe that I don’t have regrets, but I am coming to realize that regret is not always a bad thing. Regret can facilitate change, and change is not only necessary but inescapable. Regret and change are two issues that I think are universally challenging, and ar...
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Thorns and All: It Sucks to be Me
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008. It Sucks to be Me. Most people would rather be certain that they are miserable than risk being happy." - Robert Anthony. Have you ever met one of those people who is always miserable, no matter how good his or her life is? An Eeyore sort of person? Now be honest, how often have you been. One of those people? Of course, we all have. I'm certainly guilty. A friend calls it the "Poor Lil Old Me" syndrome, or PLOM. Why do we do it? Isn't that what we all want? Is that not a paradox?
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Thorns and All: March 2008
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Saturday, March 8, 2008. Question everything. Believe it or not, that came from a religious education teacher. When he first said it, I was in shock. Shouldn't this guy be teaching faith? And isn't faith the opposite of questioning? But what he said nest hit so close to home, I haven't forgotten it in the four years since he said it. The teacher smiled and repeated, "Question everything." Then he explained: "if you. Don't question your beliefs, what will you do when someone else questions them? Now be ho...
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Thorns and All: For Jim
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Are we to love only those who deserve our love? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven. Cheers, Jim: To Love. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff.
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Thorns and All: December 2007
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Are we to love only those who deserve our love? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven. Cheers, Jim: To Love. Tuesday, December 18, 2007. I used to say that I didn’t have regrets, and that I didn&#...
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Thorns and All: Believe
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Saturday, March 8, 2008. Question everything. Believe it or not, that came from a religious education teacher. When he first said it, I was in shock. Shouldn't this guy be teaching faith? And isn't faith the opposite of questioning? But what he said nest hit so close to home, I haven't forgotten it in the four years since he said it. The teacher smiled and repeated, "Question everything." Then he explained: "if you. Don't question your beliefs, what will you do when someone else questions them? It's actu...
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Thorns and All: Somebody to Love
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Sunday, March 2, 2008. Everyone has a soul mate, just not everyone marries theirs." - Evelyn Moran. Ah, soul mates. There are countless references to them. From bad poetry to classical literature, from great ballads to single-chord off-key songs composed in preteen periods of angst. I suppose the place to start the investigation into this mysterious world would be the source of all linguistic knowledge - the dictionary. Defines a soul mate. I can hear it now. bards. I find a soul mate". Were originally t...
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Thorns and All: Trust Me
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Saturday, March 1, 2008. Commodore James Norrington: "You actually were telling the truth! Captain Jack Sparrow: "I do that quite a lot, yet people are always surprised.". Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest. Truth is an interesting thing. Not only is it interesting in and of itself, but our perception of it is interesting as well. How often do we try to hide the truth, yet it manages to escape and expose itself to the world? And how often do we try to expose it, yet it refuses to be seen? I fee...
