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Look at us, building our lives back
It’s amazing how we were taught to remember God’s faithfulness in our lives at church–how God has provided everything we need in the past and how He can deliver us today and in the future. Psalm 77:11-12 AMP11 I will [earnestly] recall the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will [earnestly] remember the wonders [You… Read more
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A reminder about foolishness
While at the church service, I couldn’t agree more when the Pastor emphasised how foolishness is loud and defiant. From Proverbs 9:13-15 AMP The foolish woman is restless and noisy; She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value]. She sits at the doorway of her house, On… Read more
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These are my people
Seeing the people I grew up with made me realize that they became a part of making me me. No, we don’t just move on in life and forget all the people we used to spend our hours with. We don’t just ignore the everyday people living in the background of our internal voices and daily… Read more
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Have you been over eating lately?
Perhaps, you lack sleep. From The surprising links between what you eat and how well you sleep: When we’re awake for longer, we do need more energy, but not that much – sleep is a surprisingly active process and our brains and bodies are working quite hard, Prof Walker says. Despite that, when deprived of… Read more
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Tiny living spaces (how homes affect the way we live)
Have you seen the “coffin homes” of Hong Kong? If you haven’t yet, you might want to take a look here. I have heard about these homes before. But seeing the photos from the article makes me wonder what it really means to have a home. I can remember the struggle of finding a place… Read more
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Urgent Optimists: an invitation
Hello, everyone! If you’ve been here for some time, perhaps you’ve read in one of my blog posts how I am part of a community, Urgent Optimists. If you have missed it, here’s what the Urgent Optimists community does: We’re bringing together people who want to feel authentically hopeful about the future, and who are… Read more
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Our concept of work
From the blog post And when is the shift over? If you sell your time as the measure of the work you do, the work is over when the shift ends. Clock in, clock out. If you sell your output as the measure of the work, your work is over when the inbox is empty.… Read more
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