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Pencil Marks: 22 Lessons Adversity Teaches
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Monday, May 26, 2014. 22 Lessons Adversity Teaches. Enduring a difficult period of suffering not only requires patience of us, but builds it in us as we exercise that often-neglected moral muscle. The pain we have to endure helps us recognize the pain in others’ lives more readily. We feel for them, remembering the pain we suffered. As we persevere and endure, we discover an inner strength we didn’t know we had. Sure, there are breaking points for most of us, but so much more inner power reside...Have yo...
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Pencil Marks: Love strings
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Thursday, July 31, 2014. Last night, I had the sudden inspiration to pick up the guitar again. This was triggered from the wonderful jazzy music that we heard on the church piano during the weekends. My admiration for expert pianists rose to a new level as I listened to the sunday pianist take control over the silence and filled the whole sanctuary with his music, jazz-inspired cadences and transitions that refreshes any weary soul that sat on those pews. Music uplifts. It's also a pity that over time, p...
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Pencil Marks: Making Selfless changes
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Sometimes it seems we make wrong decisions in life, and when the consequences of those decisions hit us, we feel the fullness of regret and loss. We end up letting the frustrations of taking that step, or not taking that step, handicap ourselves for a significant portion of our life. Above all, never to hurt the people around us and to hurt ourselves. Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. An apple on a tree. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Pencil Marks: I Walked a Mile
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Monday, May 26, 2014. I Walked a Mile. 8220;I walked a mile with Pleasure;. She chatted all the way;. But left me none the wiser. For all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow;. And ne’er a word said she;. The things I learned from her,. When Sorrow walked with me.”. An apple on a tree. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An apple on a tree. View my complete profile. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Pencil Marks: Cat Fight
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Monday, August 11, 2014. It was 5am, and miniature tigers were roaring. Yes, that's right. Our neighbours' cats. There seem to be some ongoing feud because this wasn't the first time we heard them at night. Once, our elderly neighbour had to come out at midnight to stop the feline stand-off involving his own cat and another. We don't know yet if it's a stray or a neighbour's pet. An apple on a tree. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An apple on a tree. View my complete profile.
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Pencil Marks: The Secret to Happiness
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014. The Secret to Happiness. So, have we solved the secret of happiness? I believe so," he said. Are you going to tell me? For what you have. For the love you receive. And for what God has given you.". He looked me in the eye. Then he sighed deeply. Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom. An apple on a tree. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An apple on a tree. View my complete profile. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Pencil Marks: From a Sermon by the Reb, 1975
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Monday, February 24, 2014. From a Sermon by the Reb, 1975. A man seeks employment on a farm. He hands his letter of recommendation to his new employer. It reads simply, 'He sleeps in a storm.'. The owner is desperate for help, so he hires the man. Several weeks pass, and suddenly, in the middle of the night, a powerful storm rips through the valley. Awakened by the swirling rain and howling wind, the owner leaps out of bed. He calls for his new hired hand, but the man is sleeping soundly.
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Pencil Marks: Masked on
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014. For the first time, I wore a mask at work and it's not because of the haze. My client had bought a pack of masks for me because I was coughing my lungs out. My eyes were teary and my head hurt. I couldn't speak much as it would trigger my cough. I really wished I didn't have to be at work today. My mc had ended yesterday, we were short handed and deadlines were looming. What should I have done? Thankfully my day was short and I went back to rest. An apple on a tree.
