josefina
@josie_ (9763)
Philippines
Joined myLot 8 years ago
Wife, mother and grandmother...but the grandmothering stuff takes up more of my time. :)
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
22 Oct 22
A hermit's meditation was interrupted by a pesky inquirer who sought him out to ask for advice. The master answered several of life's hard questions without hesitation. However, when asked how to handle anger, he broke his walking...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
4 Oct 22
This post is not about religion as such but describes my state of mind when I wrote it.
Let me play the devil's advocate.
While my mind was idling, I started thinking about...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
3 Oct 22
From so-called world leaders to neighborhood gossip, the misuse of words continues to wreak havoc on the lives of people. "Fake news" is nothing new. It just became easier to spread in today's digital age.
Research shows most...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
19 Sep 22
It may sound romantic but a person can't love someone "forever". However, if they put some effort into it, it may be possible to "always" love someone.
We interchange the words "always" and "forever". But "always" means constant...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
15 Sep 22
Like the Jim Croce song lyrics in "time in a bottle", How wonderful if we could bottle "time" to be portioned out when needed.
I often think about "time" now that I am older compared to my younger years when we had no time to...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
14 Sep 22
In a previous post, I ask fellow mylotters if they use books for any purpose other than reading. All said no.
As the photo in this post shows, books can also have practical and utilitarian uses.
Aside from using books for a door...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
12 Sep 22
People have used books as a door stop, and support for the broken leg of a chair or table. But this has really taken this practice to the next level.
I believe this guy (I'm assuming a sports jock since he has no interest in...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
25 Apr 20
A poem each day keeps the boredom away
In my case, it also serves a calming effect on me to keep off from murdering my husband in his sleep. The long isolation I fear may have infected me with Cabin fever and raise the question...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
"What do you have to lose? What do you have to lose? take it"~ Trump on using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus
Proponents of a toxic type of bleach known as Miracle Mineral Solution which they claim can cure many incurable...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
28 Mar 20
Trump should let the adults in the room give the daily briefings about the coronavirus. Each time he opens his mouth only muddles the situation with his misinformation and outright lies.
While he continues gaslighting the nation...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
29 Jul 19
Thankfully we have religion to provide us some measure of comfort as to what awaits us after death. If only for this reason, perhaps the tax free incentives and political meddling of religious institutions can be rationalized and...
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josefina
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
21 Jun 19
I'm in the mood for story telling. Hope you like it.
In a small rural community, billboards were place in many prominent places with the announcement, "HE IS COMING!"
A few days later it was replace with the message, "HE WILL BE...
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