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Resources for children studying the Bible
In the Beginning full dvd: In the Beginning hardcover book: The First Christmas full dvd: Ten Commandments full dvd: Jonah full dvd: Teach Us to Pray full dvd: Let my people go: The story of Exodus full dvd: Noah and the Ark full dvd: David and Goliath full dvd: David and Goliath hardcover book: He…
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Go to this website for everything related to art therapy
The Mental Health Benefits of Art Are for Everyone
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I used to prioritize sleep over writing down ideas if I had some come to me when i was too tired to write Id think well if it’s really important or special it will naturally pop back in my thoughts again And yes sometimes that is the case naturally But. Nowadays I knowi May forget…
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What about writing so many essays in uni – doesn’t it ever desensitize the art of communicating between peo like don’t peo get sick of asking peo questions and talking to them when they have to do so much of it in theses and in written form
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Parkinson’s law Ali abdaal Didn’t know this was a thing .. where you have a set time for something and u prepare for it only relatively close to that date no matter how far away it is
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Push comes to shove – mental athleticism
I was just reading / reciting my evening prayers and sometimes I find my mind going faster than my words can take me and stutter. A bit and then go back and re-recite the thing and I’m doing so I mildy lose interest but then I remind myself I have to push on and simultaneously…
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Energy
Befor I forget I need to say that I took ballet barre online today with the focus that I was going to express as much as I can through responding to the music And I made myself finish the barre to the end I had a concussion about six months ago from which I still…
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Being sick
Today I am grateful for our immune systems. We can get sick but we can also get out of it. The time in which we are sick however great or small, it is a blessing because it slows us down and perhaps even saves us from anti momentum Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.…
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Books I love
The art of noticing – Rob Walker The dictionary of obscure sorrows- John Koenig A prayer for Owen meany- John Irving The Ancient faith Psalter – Monks of the Orthodox church The City of God- Saint Augustine Sermons on the spiritual life – St. Philaret of Moscow
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Who am I without my computer
Seriously.. my trusty ever working and eternal MacBook Air started doing the thing where you can’t click on anything and the pointer turns into a time counter not allowing you to click on anything. I couldn’t even restart the computer so it’s stuck and needs to find a computer doctor.. in the meantime I am…
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The stress of money
Do I have enough? Do I have enough to support my family ? Do we have enough for the week. What was I thinking when I quit my job. I found other ones by the grace of God. It was a long time finding them and it was hard adjusting but the freedom otherwise is…
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Don’t feel alone
I love the idea of YouTubing as a channel to put all my deep questions and thoughts out there as a form of a blog but through video. So that hopefully it touches someone else and let’s them not feel alone
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Thoughts on noticing
I was watching Lana Blakey’s first videos and saw her notes from a book review . It reminded me of all my notes from books – quotes I wrote down that moved me etc it made me want to make a video on those quotes I found. I found numerous ones of them. I couldn’t…
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The stone flower
I am grateful for my mother. I see her in church and she looks aged beyond what she should look like. Her hair gray and white with a bandana to cover her ears . Her back hunched and her small stature making her look up to others not unlike a child. Her soft kind eyes…
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I don’t want to lose my friends
You know my niece and nephew are growing so fast we buy new pajamas for them every month it seems and it is so funny seeing their small feet getting too big for their socks or their legs getting too long for their pants I’m happy and excited for what their growing into but I’m…
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I’m grateful for my counselor
I am grateful for my career counsellor. the other week she said I should put my business plans into a template, find one online and fill it out – I was really dreading this but it turned out ok, about two weeks later after cancelling one of our meetings of course because I hadn’t finished…
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A dialogue between my future self and my younger self about putting yourself out there, writing blogs, writing in general and self documenting things
Fs- but I need you , and I wish I could have seen your work! And how you thought things through back then, cause honestly I’m lost now.. and you could have really inspired me or helped me Ys- but you remember things …? You remember those moments when I was struggling with “to write…
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Things I learned from Ali abdaals productivity live session on skillshare
Read storyworthy Eisenhower was a cool president Traditional to do list is a dead end Eisenhower matrix is the way to go it categorizes the to do list into four parts The second part of this system “important but not urgent” is actually the most important part because the “important but urgent” parts will get…
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Read this for 40 days to stop the war
Here is an Akathist many people at 2:30pm est are reading all over the world. Everyday for 40 days. Praying to end the war. https://akathisthymns.wordpress.com/kazan/ I am against killing of people for any reason whatsoever. In whatever case even if it is voluntary or mandated like in war, it goes against humanity. No person should…
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I met someone today
Who helped me along with my career transition path, as well as guiding me on what I’m suited for in the working industry.. working logistics aside. I wanted to talk about this woman who was like half angel. Her demeanor was so attentive and her mind was so generous. I felt she was not just…
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I think my dog might be half rabbit
My small breed dog is so soft. She recently had a haircut and I realize now as I brush her hair more and more often with my bare hands, that her hair is like satin to the touch! It’s very unique. My other small breed dog does not share this quality in his hair. Although…
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Communication= Communion= communication
I found something During teaching I realized communication is the most important thing. it’s the source of everything. it’s what God wants us to do with Him I noticed that peo think taking care of bodies or something is meaningless and empty etc. but it’s more… it’s like the way you communicate to your body…
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A beautiful story I found
An old man meets a young man who asks:“Do you remember me?”And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks:“What do you do, what do you do in life?”The young man answers:“Well, I became a teacher.”“ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man.“Well,…
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My blog is my boyfriend
I have the best boyfriend He listens to me and likes me for what I say;) He publishes my words Shares what I say with others He lets me vent 24/7
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I am grateful for time
It was so long ago maybe four months that I looked and wrote in these blogs! I even forgot I had a whole regimen for writing and that I had blog prompts! Although in a way I should be saying I’m mad at time because it made me forget things like this. But in the…
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My shadow
You know, you quit your job/ career and it somehow haunts you.. but you don’t know if it’s a temptation or if it’s your soul mate Is my career my soul mate? Or is it my past which is tempting me Who knows I guess time will tell But I see it everywhere and the…
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Someone broke up with me
Here it goes again. Why am I surprised though. It’s always the guy breaking up with me. Thank God he respected my boundaries from the beginning and we only listened to each other’s stories. I guess he got sick of my stories Sometimes you wanna just fill them with everything you are and everything you…
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Saints Boniface of Tarsus and Aglaia of Rome
Saints Boniface of Tarsus and Aglaia of Rome(Feast Day – December 19) The Holy Martyr Boniface was the slave of a rich young Roman woman named Aglaia… Saints Boniface of Tarsus and Aglaia of Rome
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We are but candles in the wind
The Light of a candle flame is like a person of the world, Gods flock that is alight. When the flame goes there rises smoke . Smoke like the design of the translucent eternal heavenly bodies that Gods flock turns into.I suppose those not alight yet those not of his flock who are not aware…
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Smoothie recipe
Spinach Carrots Banana Cucumber Maple syrup Morninga powder 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar Chocolate of choice Oat milk
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Kids say the say the most incredible things
March 31 My nephew tonight asked : why do people have to blink .. why do we blink ? I said because our eyes are wet they are like fish .. and out of water they cannot breathe so if our eyelids weren’t there they would dry… and not be able to breathe… we blink…
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Purpose of children
The whole point of having children is to build your own monastery.. children are from God for God.. in order to fulfill your purpose He might give you kids and those kids will help you like in a monastery… everyone works together and chores are infinitely easier and fun, because everyone has their own task…
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correlations
Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions, and not to…
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Elizabeth and Mary
The Holy Theotokos (Mary), stayed at Elizabeth’s house with her while she was pregnant with St John the Baptist for the months, while Mary was pregnant with Christ. The Babies spent three months together in their wombs but near each other, and one of Them would 30 years afterwards Baptize the Other. Luke 1:39-49, 56 (Matins…
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Hebrews 2
In Hebrews Old Testament before Christ .. talking about His works and Himself before He was even here… Hebrews 2:11-18 (Epistle, Theotokos) 11For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,12saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren;…
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Taking things for granted
If someone ever says I think you’d be good at that or at this .. they prob mean it… you prob don’t even realize how much they actually do mean it.. in a world where peo say things just because or for embellishment and in a world where there are a lot of introverts than…
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Fav words
Help (others) God Heaven Rescue The four words my little niece told me that are her favorites
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these are my literal dreams, whenever I get a chance to write them down
march 20 last night I dreamt that I went to meet my friend at her doctors apt. the nurse asked can I help you – I said im here for ____’s apt…. she thought I was talking about myself in third person and told me to wait in room number __. I was early. my…
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awesome study music
here’s some of my favorite relaxing, mysterious, hypnotic, nostalgic music …it has time stamps inserted so you can go to any part of the video for specific tracks… ~march 19~
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what do you wanna be when you grow up
I made up a game for my niece and nephew called …your favorites… basically you take turns asking what your favorite ______ is… or what do you want to do when you are ________ years old… and then we all ended up playing it with relatives.. so my toddler niece the other day, in answer…
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I wish I had saved things on external hard drives
Cause now even those old photos that I don’t think mattered do play a role even I don’t know how but I know they would have somehow … and videos and stuff and ideas and notes I used to write down .. boom .. in a way it’s fine cause it’s all in some way…
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Just a thought
No matter where I am or what I’m doing I’m always building even if I’m hopelessly lost in all capacities Only one way to go ~up
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For anyone career transitioning watch this
Lots of integrity reminders and affirmations Not changing your vision, your way of doing things , your passion , your artistry
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Your future kids
If you’re making something always make or do or be something you would be happy to show or tell to your future kids ~March 18 (4:29am)
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writing
writing is like painting or drawing in that you have to go into details and on detail to describe the thing. It’s just in a different medium or like another language
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beauty
“Beauty will save the world” so choose things that are beautiful in value in virtue in all things what is your idea of beauty? it seems we always go through different ideas of what it is and what it could be to us… from different ends of the spectrum. from simple and natural to elaborate…
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some of my favourite YouTube channels and vlogs
some of my favorite YouTube channels and vlogs… daily readings of Scripture with voiceover and beautiful background music. handwritten writings of readings everyday. ~march 15~
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through my window
looking through my window I see sullen flakes meandering down as they make their descent. I lived in a part of the world, for a year, where there is no winter… I never thought I would miss the snow. but here I am, overwhelmed by the simple beauty of it. I remember when I was…
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on memory
I spoke to someone today that I knew once and they knew me. I spoke to someone who doesn’t remember me, but we still shared laughs and stories and so on. like we had just met. I literally shook their hand again half jokingly and said nice to meet you. they asked where I was…
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our snowy flakes
so snowy and beautiful today, its march but it feels like Christmas! the rate at which the snowflakes fall taking their time to reach the ground twirling as long as they can in the middle of the air. touching everything they can before they make their final descent. and they don’t know. they don’t know…
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My brain (maybe “it’s all in your head”)
The thing is my brain was forming new tissues and was healing itself when suddenly I decided to zap it .. so in a way, my brain, at least the part that was hurt was kind of like a baby’s brain .. with newly formed cells .. maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I thought…
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on Psalm 22 (and Mark 15:34 )”Oh God, Oh God, Why have you forsaken me…”
disclosure: this is my interpretation based on some observations, please forgive me if this offends anyone, I am not writing this with any intention of harming anyone, or altering anyone’s current worldview. these are simply my postulations, and you are welcome to enjoy it as you like. apparently when Christ exclaimed “Oh God, Oh God,…
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paper journals (the art of the handwritten word and the digital word, overcoming imposter syndrome and more)
About the journals I used to take and how I would write more in diaries and journals I would have many different journals for books I read or book reviews or excerpts and phrases and fav parts or quotes Or my dreams book, I would try to write down my dreams if I remembered them…
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probiotics and prebiotics (gut health and overall longevity, rebuilding intestinal lining)
So important I didn’t fully realize this til running into a video by a doctor who studied this and ‘the gut’ all his life and made a compound for his patients I learned that probiotics are useless without something called prebiotics, Bec probiotics can’t do their job without eating prebiotics as food. prebiotics are basically…
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little vacuum (a look at cleaning and writing, is there a connection)
I am grateful for the ability to write even though we not always have things to talk about or things that engage others, we can still write our own thoughts even if its for your own future self. the process of writing thoughts is kinda like cleaning up your home or a tiny room in…
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palindrome day
Today is a palindrome!! 22-02-2022 Mirror image number Thought that was pretty awesome We’ll see what the day brings ~feb 22~
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child development
I really do believe that a child, if he/she reacts negatively to someone or a situation, like in a disrespectful way or a rebellious way there’s always a reason… it doesn’t mean we have to be so forceful and command threats or raising our voice, I do believe they’re reacting out of miscommunication or a…
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blogging from a-z, a letter for each day of the month blog challenge
I think im going to do this! sounds fun and compelling… I found this on http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html originally came across this through this blogger’s webpage https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/45616 She was on M the day I found it and she chose Magical Realism – a genre I absolutely love (A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende is…
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voices
I am grateful for my voice there is so much that can be said for and interpreted through a person’s voice: character, gender, style, personality, charisma, warmness, coldness, tonality, register, range, emotionality etc.. its like a whole other universe,, and its interesting Bec without the image of a person or what you see by their…
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I think I wanna be a voice actor (one of the best remote jobs out there)
What a life. You get to portray characters and no one will have to know it’s you. So much privacy, no anxiety, I hope… cause I’m sensitive yo … And room for creativity… 🙂 Video games and anime sound awesome about now (Totally inspired by Cristina Vee tbh, also she is absolutely gorg) ~feb 16~…
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my journey here (passive income streams, finding my passion of writing, etc)
my journey to blogging and all that other jazz, I’m doing the blogging Bec it really resonates with me, cause I write. I used to be so lazy to document things with writing them. i discovered auto dictate when I was translating a book for a friend, after that I started to dictate down little…
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snowy sunshine
im happy for sunny days when it snows so much during winter you think that you’ll never see the light of day, but the combination of snow and sun is quite glorious, all the white reflects the light and all you get is white yellow and blue hues in your surroundings. anyway its nice to…
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sayings…
does anyone else say – close the lights – anytime you wanna ask someone if they can turn off the lights… kinda like close the door, but I guess from habit of… saying close the… I end up saying that in the context of lights as well, and actually I like it better – it’s…
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writing out those small good times
im grateful because I have a place to vent,, here,, and even when I think im out of ideas there’s always something to talk about because no matter how little u think there is to formulate words about, its not about that – it just reminds me how ungrateful I am for every little moment…
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“The dark side” and the light
I’m happy because even though we can always fall into temptation and get angry at one another there are always ways to mend things… my hair is turning black.. when I was a wee child I always used to think that if my hair color somehow would start getting darker like it is now that…
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good morning
I made bad coffee today… what to do,, I ended up wanting to make a lot so there would be a ton left for others and throughout the day. so I put in 6 cups of water and about 4 scoops of those small coffee scoopers of coffee grounds. it went through, I poured myself…
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on plans (sometimes it’s better not to…?)
“Plans are totally pointless but planning is indispensable” From Ali Abdaal’s YouTube video My New Life Goals (2022) Reminds me of that anecdote “if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans” ~ Feb 11 ~
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ironic
I’m grateful because of of things like YouTube, and all the people that go online and make videos, there’s so much content out there that is actually valuable if you look in the right direction, the ironic thing though is that when you’re starting anything like a blog or YouTube you normally don’t have much…
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dreams
have you ever had dreams where at the very end of them, right before you wake up something is happening in the dream – the action gets tighter and all of a sudden you wake up and the same thing (but slightly volume down on the action) is happening in reality… let’s say, mid dream…
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anonymity
when writing : But what about talking about things without the influence of others. connections pertaining to you, you can’t really be open or as transparent as you want to be about certain things or about transitions of careers or life chapters for you because it intrinsically affects someone else… sooo anonymity is kind of…
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kaleidoscope
I am happy because I finally found a way of describing my mother, interestingly, while looking at a large painting my sister did a long time ago which looks a lot like you’re looking through a combination of viewpoints from different camera lenses. today I found a tangible analogy for my mother’s magnetism and mystery,…
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Optimism
I’m grateful for the kind voices optimistic minds and the bridge point of people getting along… it really is something that is changeable and malleable … the harmony between people between children .. discord is the enemy of happiness .. overshadow discord and you’ll achieve happiness ~feb 10, I’m grateful for… ~
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on writing – quotes by Austin Kleon
“What is interesting about having a blog or some sort of daily project… Even if it’s like – i post one thing to Instagram everyday… ya know, just something little like that… Having something that you have to do every day… You find out –It’s not that you have something to say, it’s that you…
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break fast
did you know that breakfast is taken from – break fast – meaning breaking the fast – so it literally just means that at breakfast time you are breaking your fast because while sleeping we fast from food. and when you wake up and begin to eat you break the fast from not eating all…
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advice (uber use/ vegetarianism)
do not please become an uber eats or uber drive addict. I know. I’ve been there. its the worst. its soooooo convenient that you will condition yourself to think it’s worth all the costs but they really add up and you become a slave to it all cause it’s just oh so convenient. please don’t…
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drawing
drawing is the best. even if you’re completely aritstically inept. you take a pen and put it to paper and just basically let your hand dance. then see what happens. it really improves your mood. its like taking a little vacation just through the lens of your hands… and then it like dominoes to your…
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affection
I am happy because of the ability to pet your pet, what a concept – you give them affection and they always welcome you every morning when you wake up and they just wait for you til you get up, and throughout the day. just their lives literally revolve around you. they follow your rules.…
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can I explain it to a five year old
I am grateful for the concept of – Can I explain it to a five year old – the whole idea of whenever you have an idea or trying to understand a concept yourself, one of the best ways to reaffirm anything is – explain it to a five year old – or imagine you’re…
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that special thing
today is a special day but I slept in! can I forgive myself? I didn’t go to the thing even though I woke up almost appropriately for it, but went back to my dreams – why am I so at the mercy of my dreams, they are not real and are not tangible things… I…
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on discernment
I am happy because I have discernment, it guides me and lets me fall for things but also then lets me know that that thing is not really for me, it helps me understand myself when I don’t know anything about myself and think I know everything, it shuts me up when I’m being prideful…
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little helpers
I am grateful for my hands, they are able to draw, text, give to others, retrieve things for me, wring out my laundry, protect me from dangers, catch any spills before they happen, turn on the computer, make me coffee, make me food, pet my dogs and brush my cat, catching people before they fall……
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water is such a blessing
I just showered for the first time in a bit underestimating that it would actually be like therapy to me in many other ways and that’s what happened. Disclaimer: no I am not a homeless person who does not have access to a shower, don’t worry, I generally have excellent hygiene or so I like…
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on niches
But why do people need to strictly resort to one niche .. I understand it makes you an expert in the field etc but it’s sad Bec you have so many other parts of you so many experiences and interests that for the reason stated above we choose to put it away in another room…
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on coffee
I’m grateful because I have coffee. Even though I can admit that I am a complete addict. I’m still grateful for it. Because it gives me a sub purpose for every day. I wake up and I crave the combination of cream or milk, or boiled milk mixed with a nice medium roast or a…
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on dogs
I’m happy because even though a dog’s bark is so annoying and painful to the ears, sometimes it is so worth it ’cause you know that something is up. they’re basically warning you something is approaching the house, or you’ve got mail, or you’re getting an unexpected guest.it’s like a free alarm system but better…
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an uncomfortable topic
So I came home to visit my family and I realized that I was not drinking any water .. barely at all… but I didn’t actually realize this til weeks later . I started to have a kind of terrible constipation to the point of pain and even skin pain, needless to say in my…
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on smiling
Little cherubs exist, they’re called toddlers and babies, they are magnificent and so full of energy. They have smiles that in a millisecond spread across their whole face, and you instantly have no control over your facial reflexes- your face muscles out of nowhere grab your whole skin and lift them like a pro weightlifter…
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snow globe
I am grateful for… The things that go around in the sky like the birds the planes the air and the clouds. the snow that falls and the rain that pours. The atoms and molecules and all the things that make up the clarity of this invisible sphere that we see. Our own little snow…
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on punctuation
I find that if I worry too much about punctuation – things will never get written, the contents of my heart… and thereby my mind, will never get poured out into the ether. nothing against punctuation, though, it is pertinent, but sometimes it’s best to get the thing out there first… and then add it.…
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a new home
Everyone is/has literally been moving online – we’re like a swarm of ants that are displaced because someone broke their home, and now we are all building a new home – so we’ve found these online niches and are literally rebuilding our lives. The internet is like some transportation hub clustered in a soundproofed tunnel. There…
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on catharsis
I call my dogs and pets and animal loves all “choobwabs” – why? I love it but where did I get this new language from – anyway I don’t really mind, I just love calling them that Side-note: Choobwabs – I’m doing this on auto dictate and the first thing it typed for me was…
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on options
I’m happy because I have so many options of what to do each day. sometimes I get tired from being overwhelmed by the amount of choices but most of the time I’m happy because I know my measure, of what to do when and for how long. ~ feb 1, Blog Prompt- I’m happy because…
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people, I love you
I am grateful for the things upon things upon things which, I once thought only had materialistic value but actually have opportunities to really fold out a bunch of sentimental value over time – like, children’s toys – I remember the wooden block droopy ear dog toy that my grandfather built from scratch or at…
down to earth 