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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • The ideas you swim in

    You already know that you will eventually become what you consume. And if unchecked, the thoughts that you allow in your mind become your thoughts. If you don’t believe in groupthink (yet) or you don’t think that you are being influenced by advertisements you encounter every day, think again. Most probably, you are brushing your… Read more

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  • Automatic checkout and endless consumerism

    Automatic checkout, which frees customers from drudgery of waiting, is already here. The Future is Faster Than You Think However, this solution also became a problem for some of us. Where convenience became the source of feel-good moments that made people more and more addicted to needless consumption. Generations past used to hold the idea… Read more

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  • Angry chicken

    I was feeding our chickens one afternoon, and if you haven’t been around chickens before, they clack while running to wherever the food is. Yes, they gather around the food and peck some of whatever they can get. But every time I toss the food around, one particular hen went berserk and chased everyone off.… Read more

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  • Being in a family

    Just because you are a part of a family doesn’t mean you’re having life easy. Easier must be. But easy? I don’t think so. Why would I say that? Because admit it or not, you’re still learning how to deal with everybody in the family. Even if you have the same upbringing or values, there… Read more

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  • Access is not enough

    Even if you have the most cutting-edge technology in the palm of your hands, if you don’t know how to use it or maximize its potential, it becomes as common as any tool you have. You might have heard people who are already flourishing in their field tell you that, “What you have in your… Read more

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  • Knowing the roots of the issue

    As I was doing my daily Bible reading, I came across this story about how Jepthah went back to the essence of the conflict between Israel and its neighboring enemies. How often do we jump into a part of a dispute without knowing its roots, believing that what we have to say about it is… Read more

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  • Floating like a bubble, numbing down

    At one time or another, you’ve been fascinated by bubbles. Here now and poof! Gone. So you make them again and again and again. It’s as if your mind is numb from doing anything else but making bubbles until you are out of breath. Then you pause and do it one more time (again). The… Read more

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