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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Life

  • Focus on the future

    I came across this quote in one of the courses I took recently. And this hit me right into my heart. I can say I really needed to hear this, and maybe you do too. So here it goes: “We do not get to choose how we start out in life. We do not get… Read more

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  • We differ in mileage

    We already know this. But our sense of worth shatters every time we compare ourselves with others who seem to have lives that are getting better and better. While in contrast, we remain where we are (or we think we do). And here’s the danger of assuming we’re fighting the same struggles like everyone: we… Read more

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  • Most irrepressible human activities

    Pandemic cases are still on the rise a year later. And we have learned that despite government-imposed lockdowns, there are still activities that we can’t just stop doing. And what are they? MOST IRREPRESSIBLE HUMAN ACTIVITIES WEDDINGSFUNERALSCelebrations and Parties But with all that’s going on around the world, we can say that these gatherings might… Read more

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  • Sense of inferiority

    When people see you as a threat to their status or standing in the community, their fear of you makes them dangerous. Not because you did bad but because you did very well that they want to snuff you out and be remembered no more. They are simply afraid that you will eclipse their glory.… Read more

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  • 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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