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Everyday Stories, Lived

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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • Two orange pencils

    If you are an orange pencil, unsharpened and unprepared for use, you will be left behind by the other orange pencil, which is already sharpened and ready as it can be. Just because you have the same coat doesn’t mean you are both ready for the opportunity. And just because you graduated with a degree Read more

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  • Small wins

    Yes, words make or break. And for sure, you have met people that put you down just by letting out a statement or two. Despite the loss of confidence that criticism has brought you, even just one person can turn around the situation when she celebrates a small win you just did. Just a simple Read more

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  • Crossroads

    When you are between choices, it feels like choosing one over the other is a one time deal. It feels so because it is. Some people rush into making a decision without thinking it through or sleeping over it. Not because the decision needs to be reconsidered but because they want to end the agony Read more

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  • Legitimate power

    It’s quite challenging to ask people to do what they ought to do when you do not have the authority to do so. In specific cases, it helps if you have the position to make things happen. You might be an enthusiastic employee, but if you do not have the authority to move things forward, Read more

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  • Resolute leadership

    Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].Luke 9:51 AMP The three leadership principles from Luke 9:51 are: Good leaders know the mission. Good leaders pursue a purpose beyond themselves. Good leaders strive for goals that require the Read more

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  • Growth and excuses

    What do you have in your hands right now? Isn’t it more comfortable to dream dreams than to make them tangible and real? Yes, you’re right. The difficulty lies in your lack of imagination. Looking into what you have in your hands right now only proves your capacity to do something. However, the nagging sense Read more

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  • Anger makes you vulnerable

    Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected]Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].Proverbs 25:28 AMP When was the last time you lost control over what you do and say just because of the anger that you let out of you? Read more

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