February 2012
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Day 58: places you want to visit, and why
I want to travel. A lot. I want to visit my family in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I want to travel across Canada from BC to the other provinces in between. I want to see more of the States. We will see where time brings me, but here is the preliminary plan. :)
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“Push the pause button and calmly select a response that could work in your...”
– What To Do Until Love Finds You by Michelle Mckinney Hammond
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“Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”
– African Proverb
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“That patient you think is a grumpy old man?
He’s got no family.
That...”
– TIN/Mike
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I want to be...
nikkibrewer:
I want to be the one that is strong for those that are weak. I want to be the type of person that people run to for guidance, advice, comfort, correction, or just a listening ear. I want to be the type of person that gives it straight, but does it in a loving way that builds trust and kinship. I want to be the type of person that can be a guiding light in a world full of dark and...
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“An amazing thing happened when I learned to give more and more of my suitcase to...”
– Stephanie Spencer from Good Women Project
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“We need to remember that we all have the same goal, and are reaching for the...”
– Katherine from Good Women Project
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“Just when you start to think God isn’t there. Remember: the teacher is always...”
– Haylee
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Day 57: what is your definition of happiness
Honestly? For me, my definition of happiness is still a work in progress.
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“You’ll want to be impatient and try to control. Please, for the sake of Jesus’...”
– J. S. Park
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I Was A Prostitute: The Truth About Sex
100% Must read. This is just a (huge) quote. Click on the link to read it all.
http://laurennicolelove.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-was-prostitute-truth-about-sex.html
I know that you feel like you were the victim of another crime. A father who left. A man who broke your spirit. An emptiness that never ceases. Pain inflicted on you by another. A culture that tells you sex is all you’re worth....
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How I Ended Up In An Emotionally Abusive...
by Katie Phillips from http://lessonstheworldtaughtme.blogspot.com/
When I was nineteen, I was kicked out of my mother’s house. At the time, I understood abuse as hitting or raping; I didn’t know that such a thing as emotional abuse occured, or that it could be just as damaging as the physical or sexual varieties. Nor did I know that it could rear its ugly head in so many different ways.
Very...
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“Can I say something to young ladies here? I’m trying to pick my words carefully...”
– Matt Chandler
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Day 56: something you did as a child that other...
My favourite vegetable is broccoli.
When I was young, I used to wipe my plate clean of broccoli and then start eating off of other people’s plates when they weren’t looking. As I grew older, I became smarter. I started eating them straight from the pot, before the meal was served to make sure that I would get all the broccoli I wanted. But I was also a generous child. I would eat...
“I’ve been ashamed, I’ve been put down
Head in my hands, my life on the ground...”
– Kutless “Remember Me”
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Faith is absolute and utter dependency on the only...