martygoldeng

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Swiss Breakfast

Anna @LadyDuck (489865) • Italy 7 Nov 15

If there is something I hate, it is buying grocery on Saturday, the shops are full of people, it's a real waste of time. I went grocery shopping yesterday, but I forgot to buy the eggs. Today is sunny and warm, so I decided to...

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martygoldeng The bad luck of shopping on Saturday and forgetting the eggs has led you into some good luck of shopping because the walk is nice and sunny, and as a bonus you got the kind of Swiss breakfast you like. It's just one more example of how a little bad luck can...

7 Nov 15

Is it in My STARS?

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 7 Nov 15

Of late I have had some very unfortunate experience happen to me of which none I can really control , so then I wondered . . . is it in my STARS . . . did the Stars foretell?? What do you think?

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martygoldeng All people have good and bad luck. Sometimes the bad luck causes a reaction that leads to good luck. For example, a scary letter in the mail might cause you to relocate elsewhere, when in fact that might be just what you needed to break your desperate search...

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I Want to Stop Being an Adult!

Amanda Tucker @Kazemononoke (248) • United States 6 Nov 15

Losing a driver's license has been the worst growing pain! During my move from Korea, I left my wallet that had my driver's license in it. Luckily my ID that I need for my job stayed with me. However, trying to replace it has...

adult

stress

growing pains

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martygoldeng There are benefits that can come from putting things in order so that you have all the documents to make you "normal," have all the bills paid to keep collectors away, and have all your family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors liking you enough to let you...

7 Nov 15

Should I quit my job?

tecchigurl @tecchigurl (672) • Philippines 7 Nov 15

I started working early this year and it's a job with good pay for fresh graduates. I can't be thankful enough to be part of a wonderful company. However, there are times I just want to quit my job. The pressure is getting in me...

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martygoldeng If you can tolerate the job for a few more months, then you should do so, just as you already have planned. This leaves only one issue: money. You plan to stay with this job until you get another one, which seems like a good plan. However, you imply that...

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What's the longest 'luv' relationship you have been in? Part 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 6 Nov 15

In 80 years I have only known a few couples who have been together a long time. I'm not talking 5-10 years, as many people refer to as LTR's these days. Joseph and Albyn were together 52 years when Joseph died. Robert and James...

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martygoldeng An excellent way to approach a topic, which after thousands of years of human history, is just now starting to be an "in" thing with normal people as well as the usual left-leaning liberals. But the fact that this topic has its nose out of the doghouse...

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No one is normal.

Ranjith Narayan @Surinamstar27 (315) • Mumbai, India 6 Nov 15

Mind is so complex and every individual will have some problems in the mind. The rich may seem to be happy , but we don't know what will be in their minds. Enmity, jealousy, inferiority feelings, fear of death, guilt feelings and...

mind

mental health

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martygoldeng The wisdom of the world's oldest civilization is shown in your post. The worries you have will be with you in one form or another throughout all of life. But you have found solace in the right way. "The greatest wisdom of mankind is but folly to God."...

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Loving and being in love

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 5 Nov 15

Through the last several years of my life I have been through a lot of struggles in my personal life. Those of you that were here with the old version and who followed me on the other site know a fair share about those. So, I am...

love

relationship

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martygoldeng Without the courage to change, which modern society allows people to do, there will be no self-esteem, but rather self-hatred, which is a very dangerous thing. Congratulations on having the courage and wisdom to decide upon a change. It will be essential to...

6 Nov 15

Are Vacations Necessary?

Diana Abrahamson @dianadee (1778) • South Africa 6 Nov 15

I suppose one can question the need for a vacation. Some will say that it is a waste of money and others will exclaim that they would much rather stay at home. If you go off on some amazing holiday make sure it ticks all the...

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martygoldeng Some people have made a conscious decision to spend almost all their inherited money, windfalls, and separate-property funds on vacations for themselves and their families. These people have done this at the expense of sacrificing home ownership and...

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Judgmental people

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 5 Nov 15

Some people are keen on seeing what we're capable of offering Others are keen on finding fault, and will only see what we're lacking in Yet others are just too cuffing stupid to acknowledge that we have different skills,...

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martygoldeng Those intolerant and intolerable people you like to criticize are pretty worthless to anyone else. If you encounter them, you can rest assured that everyone else wants to avoid them as much as you do. Hyper-criticism belies a weak self-esteem. Some people...

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2 more long days to get through..

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 5 Nov 15

Today and tomorrow I'm picking up an extra hour each, so I have slightly longer shifts to get through. But then I have no plans for this weekend for a change. Band season is over so we have no shows to go to. My son will be...

work

weekend

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martygoldeng It's strange that Christmas shopping already is on everyone's mind. No wonder Black Friday comes right after Thanksgiving. People are frustrated, waiting to get Thanksgiving over with so that they can get to the Christmas shopping. But there will be no need...

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On staying away from things that's bad for us..

Wendy789 @Drosophila (16569) • Ireland 5 Nov 15

I just got a call from my best friend. She was sobbing down the line. It was difficult to hear her clearly through the sniffs and the terrible crackling noise down the line. But I managed to get most of it. She got her heart...

friends

break ups

bad things

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martygoldeng Good writing. Sad story, but familiar to everyone probably, because no one goes through life without learning the hard way once in a while. Love is the classic situation where you can't help loving someone because they seem to be just right for you....

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Being alone in the weekend

fufurinha @fufurinha (11930) • Portugal 5 Nov 15

My parents are leaving tomorrow. They are going to London to visit my sister (she is studying there). So that means that I will be alone at home all weekend (from Friday to Sunday). It would be interesting if I could enjoy the...

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martygoldeng Although it sounds dull to be alone at home all weekend, a lot can happen over the Internet, messages of email and cell phones, adventures that come along, and the satisfaction of studying in a quiet environment that you can control. You probably will have a...

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Im Excited For My First Redemption!

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (16591) • Torrington, Connecticut 5 Nov 15

Today is the 5th of November and in 10 days or less I shall be receiving my first payment for the month of October. I am looking forward to seeing those funds in my PayPal to keep me motivated. Im sure theirs a few members here...

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martygoldeng Thanks for the motivation. This website is a lot nicer than the ones that try to tell you what to do every step of the way and have you writing about things that you don't really care about, in a style that you don't really like. Ten dollars earned here can...

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What kind of sickness have you lied about so you wouldn't attend school/work?

Meow Anji @meowanji (193) • Philippines 5 Nov 15

No one is 100% honest, we all lie. Small or big lies, we lie. We do it for the wrong things but sometimes for the right things. Have you lied? "Yes I did, many times." I often lie about having a fever whenever I don't feel...

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martygoldeng Coming down with a cold...that's a standard excuse anyone would accept because the last thing they want is someone there giving them a cold at school or work. But you have to be careful. There's nothing worse than getting a week's worth of after-school...

5 Nov 15

Would you if you could?

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 5 Nov 15

If you could have a baby at any age, would you? You may have children who are all grown up but feel the urge to have another child. Or perhaps you never had children and in your golden years technological advances makes it...

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martygoldeng Many people have said that having children was the highlight of their lives. People would go on having children all their lives if they could. There are 2 instinctive motivations common to all who've ever lived, survival of yourself as an individual, and...

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Would You Go On Vacation With Your Ex?

BigDreamer @kellyr634 (416) • United States 5 Nov 15

My husband and I divorced a year ago. We have a 19 year old and a 4 year old together and have been co parenting ever sense. We have decided to take our 4 year old on a vacation together. It will be her first vacation and think...

children

vacation

divorce

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martygoldeng Pay no attention to your friends and family. You are doing the right and noble thing. Once the dust settles in a divorce, people can get along a lot better than they did before. Sharing the love of the children of your marriage is a wonderful example to set...

5 Nov 15

Don't be anxious mylotting friends, or least don't be too anxious!

Jekca @Jessicalynnt (50523) • Centralia, Missouri 4 Nov 15

Anxiety and fear, panic and worry all have their purposes in our lives. Just like pain, everything has it's place and reason for being. It's when the thing becomes over active and all encompassing that it becomes a problem. Just...

anxiety

life

thoughts

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martygoldeng This is an excellent essay-poem. Thanks for writing it. Anxiety is part of life. Anyone who tries to block it out, such as with a tranquilizer pill, is going to skip past an accomplishment that he or she himself or herself would have made to overcome the...

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Holiday Awaits

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 4 Nov 15

I can wait until I have my last week of this month off work. I am looking forward to having a week of relaxation. To be honest I have a lot I need to get sorted during that week off, so I might end up being really busy during my...

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martygoldeng Many people take a vacation without leaving town. What they are "vacating" really is their job. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving is the only guaranteed 4-day weekend of the year. People from foreign countries who come to America are amazed that Americans have to...

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Coworker angry because she can't take more time off..

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 3 Nov 15

I knew she had a talking to the other day, but I didn't know what it was about. I found out today because she was very loudly talking to our supervisor about the problem. We both started at the same time back in April. We started...

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martygoldeng Although jobs allow more leniency as time goes on, it's very strict normally when you first start. Therefore, your co-worker is going to learn the hard way that she's got to choose between the job and taking her daughter personally to all the many...

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