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michael Arrigo @Itsonlyadream (239) 4 Mar 24

It is funny and strange how one phone call can change the direction of our own future. It is something your not planning and it just happens and the conversation goes in all different directions. There is a hidden rhythm that...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 23 Oct 23

Day 99 Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. 27 So he arose and went. A man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of...

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Amending Your Topics

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (11842) • Philippines 1 Oct 23

I want to write something but as I write it my views becomes judgemental and I don't want to write that way, maybe ill write it in a way where i can point my views without being judgemental and be an eye opener which is more...

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Are customers always right?

Patricia Ocampo @iKONICNoona (4392) • Philippines 25 Sep 23

I always hear that phrase everytime there is a customer complaining to a manager about a service or how they were treated in an establishment and just recently I saw videos of a fast food chain here in my country who encountered...

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Short story: When we do not understand, ask somebody else for their input

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 21 Sep 23

George Livingston was reading a verse in the Christian Bible, which initially stumped him, as to the meaning. This verse was this one: [i]"But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall...

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People are strange

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 26 Jun 23

During the Covid lockdown period, when no-one was allowed to go to the tip or to a charity shop with unwanted items, people in the village started to leave unwanted things outside their houses so that anyone passing on the daily...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 12 May 23

Day 302 (Proverbs 29:18) Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but happy is he who keeps the law. When people do not understand, they do whatever they want. You see this attitude in children until you...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 2 May 23

Day 292 (Proverbs 23:19-28) Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way. Do not mix with winebibbers, or with gluttonous eaters of meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will...

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Quack Doctor: Who Me?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 15 Mar 23

The visit of my granny's one-day wake was a successful yesterday. You read it right. It is so absurd that her children did this and the neighbours were not pleased with the idea. Speaking of a quack doctor, I was like the one when...

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Short story: The teacher who still taught even just one student well

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 20 Feb 23

[i]The school teacher was having trouble getting his lesson across to some of his less talented students, so he asked them to stay back after school, so as that he could give them some special attention, and to help them to...

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I May 'Know' But Do I Also 'Observe'?

sulynsi @sulynsi (2669) • Canada 18 Jun 22

It is amazing how paying attention to small nuances in meaning can enrich our understanding of a text. I was reading the text for the day, and it read as follows: 'make disciples....teaching them to observe all the things I...

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Kids Say the Darnest things

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99367) • Atlanta, Georgia 16 May 22

I read a post earlier about the things kids say that reminded me of a few that my children and grandchildren said when they were small. Kids can misunderstand such simple words and come up with the darnest things. Does anyone...

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Quotes that can make a difference to our lives.

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5966) • Greece 6 Mar 22

A quote by 'Happy' made me think how interesting it might be to collect some of our quotes. I have a notebook in which I have saved one or two notable quotes over the years and I would like to start with one of mine: 'You...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 20 Jan 22

Day 221 Psalm 119 Psalm 119:121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors. 122 Be surety for Your servant for good; let not the proud oppress me. 123 My eyes fail for Your salvation, and for the word...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 15 Jan 22

Day 216 Psalm 119 Psalm 119:33 HE. Teach me Your statutes, O LORD, and I will keep it unto the end. 34 Give me understanding, and I will keep Your law; yea, I will observe it with my whole heart. 35 Make me walk in Your...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 14 Jan 22

Day 215 Psalm 119 Psalm 119:25 DALETH. My soul cleaves to the dust; quicken me according to Your Word. 26 I declared my ways, and You heard me; teach me Your statutes. 27 Make me understand Your precepts; so, I will talk of...

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Short story: The thought behind the thought needs to be let go of too

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 4 Nov 21

The Zen master, Hiromo Jerdliske, used to answer questions asked of him in the Zen Monastery newsletter. He was asked by someone to write something about knowingness. Here is what he wrote: "The knowingness of anything...

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Basic rule in humanity

Patricia Ocampo @iKONICNoona (4392) • Philippines 2 Nov 21

I think this qoute here is perfect for everyday life. But some folks are forgetting it most of the time. I know each of us is battling fights we know nothing about and its a very difficult situation if no one is by your side ....

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She Carries With Her

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 20 Oct 21

She carries with Her a grief She does Not quite Understand A child In an adult Body She feels so Lost. She carries with Her an inner pain She can’t quite Put into words A little girl Wanting to reach Out As she feels Like shes...

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Do you as a parent want your child to follow your footsteps in career?

Disha Singh @ThatDisha (4010) • India 16 Sep 21

I don't know about other countries but in India, i have seen children following their parents' footsteps in career. Often the parents too want their kids to follow their footsteps even if they the child don't want to they are much...

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