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Everyday Stories, Lived

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  • Proximity, shared experiences, and fostering relationships

    We often get attracted to people we often spend time with. Why? Because we begin to know them deeply the more we have shared experiences with them. And they will also have the opportunity to know more about us as we interact with one another. The words we say and the things we do reveal Read more

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  • The little sparks before the fire

    If you let the little sparks of annoyance vex you, you can feel how your nose starts to burn. And then your heartbeat picks up its pace. You start to breathe in and out heavily as if the surge of your emotions cannot be contained. Now, you are in a moment of choice: add wood Read more

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  • Curiouser and Curiouser

    “Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).”  Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Sometimes, I forget that I am not as young as I used to be. And that also means that I have lost most of the wonder I felt Read more

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  • Late night walks

    While most people are already inside their homes, here I am, walking in the dimly lit streets with a cool breeze brushing against my warm skin. Walking past shadows that dance against concrete and trees and plants and houses, I can see how they begin to look differently than what they look like in the Read more

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  • Imagined difficulties

    When you are unwilling to do work, even lifting your hand to feed yourself, your mind can do wonders imagining difficulties that don’t exist. The gravity’s pull feels too strong to get out of bed and do something with your life. Because you’d rather rot doing nothing than exert effort and live as a person Read more

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  • Hard words break no bones

    Even when you scream the most vile thing you can imagine, those words would only harden someone’s heart against you. But to speak kindly breaks bones. Done right, kind words bring you favor. It’s something I learned from: By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,And a soft tongue breaks the bone.Proverbs 25:15 (NASB1995) Read more

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  • Walking in the rain

    When you’ve prepared for it, the rain won’t bother you anymore. You are okay to get wet because you’ve equipped yourself for the occasion. So, if you don’t go out ready, especially when you already have the foresight of what may be, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. The same goes for the choices Read more

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