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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
16 Apr 24
I had a long sleep. Which is good. But soon as I woke I felt sick. It really gets me down. I'm very tired of feeling this way. In fact, I still feel tired as if I didn't sleep much but I know I did. I fell asleep yesterday...
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emptychair
@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
12 Dec 22
There was once a Zen monk, who early one morning, took a boat out into the middle of a large lake, nearby to his monastery.
His idea was to meditate in the middle of the lake all alone, without any disturbances at all.
He...
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
17 Sep 21
I am not sure if you are familiar with the monks living in temples. When I was a child, I love watching the classic movie Little Shaolin. I was so fascinated that they can fly while fighting with their enemies. Only to find out...
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
4 Aug 21
I always check Ross Dept Store's tiny food section. Today, I found this syrup made with monk fruit sugar. Pricey, 6.99, but got it in Senior Discount day for 6.29. I know, not much off.
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Junbals
@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
5 Apr 19
A story is told about St. Teresa of Avila, celebrating the birthday of one of her sisters. So the sisters prepared to cook chicken for dinner. The dining hall appeared festive and the smell of the roosted chicken suffused the air....
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189789)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Jul 18
What a character!
Played by Tony Shalhoub this renowned former homicide detective on the San Francisco police force works as a private consultant for the force. When his wife was killed by a car bomb he was suspended from the...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
8 Feb 18
Prologue
The Host enjoyed Chaucer’s Tale Of Melibee much more than that preceding Chaucer’s Tale Of Sir Topaz but he feels that he cannot relate too easily to the wise Lady Prudence, as his own wife is a nagging old...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
18 Jan 18
Prologue
The host congratulates the Man Of Law on a dark tale told so well, and now tries to encourage the Parson to speak next, but the Shipman cuts in rudely as he has no desire to listen to a pious religious morality fable,...
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Rey Jesus Rocha Figueroa
@UploderLega (115)
9 Nov 17
When I was watching this documentary, I was really impressed with just seeing that the presentation image of the video on YouTube was enough. Now I saw it completely and it gives me a feeling of happiness but also another one of...
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Aug 17
Here's a new idea I had - I will write about songs I enjoy that were featured in movies or TV. To kick this off I bring you "It's A Jungle Out There" by Randy Newman. This song was featured as the opening theme for "Monk" from...
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Jared D.
@loki1982 (780)
• Dallas, Texas
9 Sep 15
When my wife and I got married on Kauai, we took a lot of photographs. One photograph that really hit me was this Hawaiian Monk Seal. He was on one of the beaches. Life guards surrounded the seal with a fence that said the seal...
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