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Instead of asking what outcome is defined for one, how about asking what we want to see achieved?The word's been given, hasn't it? Glimpses of the future are caught...Should we quit asking what's next, but start planning what's next? Realisation, as long as you can still do something, didn't come too late.What kind of change, movement, shift do you want to see? Don't stop there. See it? Outline

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Why is it wrong to use public funds to profit a private entity even when it is expected to lead to public good? Why is it lamentable that the powers that be aren't doing enough to redistribute wealth to help the underprivileged? Why is it sad that iconic buildings that encapsulate memory and meaning are torn down to make way for new progressive developments? Issues, problems that we tangle with

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Wine skin. Paradigm. Heart. Epoch. Underwear.Figured the common denominator?When the rules of the game gotta--What's the game anyway?For profit? For social benefit? For staying above the water?Beyond the novelty, what keeps one coming back for more? With many mouths & hearts to feed, who do you target?Listen and feel the wind. What's rising? What's falling?Learn to surf and ride the tide. Away

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Power is the capacity to apply your strengths as needed--or not needed.At what point does a tortured soul turn maniacal? Tortured by others yet not seen by others. Without an other, what grinds and tests one's reasoning and maturity?We don't always have an answer. We don't always need to know.If I could fly...soar...speed...thrust through the air...can I escape gravity? Reality?Morality, what a

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Come to terms with (fill in the blank). When a disruptive event occurs and you realize something precious to you is lost, the correct thing to do is to change, to adapt and to make reparations.What if you can't?What if, at that point, you start to see yourself for who you are, and the other in more clarity?Then the ground gets pulled from under you...Life is brief. Read Psalm 90.Serving the needs

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One night I had a wondrous dream.One set of footprints there was seen,the footprints of my precious Lord,but mine were not along the shore.But then some stranger prints appearedand I asked the Lord, "What have we here?Those prints are large and round and neat,but, Lord, they are too large for feet.""My child," he said in sober tones,"For miles I carried you alone.I challenged you to walk in faith

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1965 Educational Film about the Telephone

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This week, two people in the pool caught my eye as I lapped past them. One was a paraplegic with shrivelled legs who was swimming front crawl in an effortful manner. Maybe he's used to people staring, well, it takes some degree to guts and self-acceptance to bare himself like that.The other man whom I didn't notice at first had a three-lined scar centred on his chest. I imagined the doctor

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It's about working with the gifting that we have, I told a friend yesterday over coffee.Was Van Gogh's life a tragedy? Or more accurately, a tragic life that left a deep legacy that will continue to affect thousands? Plagued--yes, constantly wracked and worn--by insanity, talented before his time, loved and supported by his loved one to pursue his art... Makes you wonder what's the best way to

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By Jess Pennerare we or are we not hanging like icicles from the rooftops we are growing in the cold taking shape and taking hold because this is our time nowI know that things are so different than you imagined but you imagined so donʼt stop now because weʻre gonna see the dream before we drop drop drop drop down drop drop drop drop down oh ohlet go let go let go itʼs gonna be ok ok I know weʼre

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By Michael KiwanukaTell me a tale that always was,Sing me a song that I'll always be in,Tell me a story that I can read,Tell me a story that I believe.Paint me a picture that I can see,Give me a touch that I can feel,Turn me around so I can be,Everything I was meant to be.Lord I need loving,Lord I need good, good loving.Lord I need good, good loving.Show me some strength that I can use,Give me a

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The same medium, all human, but each goes a different stroke, a different goal & a different pace.Is the aim to be the fastest? The least splash? Or the longest influencing ripples??Maybe we look at another and think we know better, we can do better. Seriously, not everyone wants to be coached.The odd is, when others start to leave, the awkward competition stops and you want to get out too.Stick

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We choose. To act. Not to act. To accept ourselves and the choices we already made.Good or bad, it's sealed. Now what matters is how you're responding to it.Equipped with more knowledge & experience, we should be making better choices. But often we go back to the same. Because "that's who I am"..."That's how I've been feeling"..."I don't like to..."If you don't know what to say, don't say

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What's the difference between pursuing spiritual goals & material goals? Between godliness & wealth, while not diametric, what is worth pouring one's energy into?For the love of life, do something that will bring you lasting happiness. We say this but won't you just live it??Quit the lousy feeling and get the groove back on. If you've tried something and it didn't work out, just shrug it off and

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Our actions & words can betray what's in our hearts. But what's really brewing within? What thoughts are going through? Maybe at the subconscious level, even we don't know ourselves. Maybe that's why we need an other to show us what we're really exhibiting. A man without a vision will always return to his past, this has been echoing within, since I heard Dr Bernard's podcast message. Progress

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Yesterday I heard another sermon podcast by Timothy Keller of Redeemer Church. The Prodigal God, it's called (get it a la iTunes). We're all (errr, believers) familiar with the story of the prodigal son. As Ps. Keller points out, it's easy to spot yourself in the prodigal son "younger brother" syndrome. But there's an "older brother" syndrome that traps believers in a self-righteous mindset

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Leaving office now at 4plus in the morning. It's less of having many things to do but rather feeling weighed down. Met Dan for lunch and talked about having the balance in our lives to pursue own interests. Choices, I said, it's up to us, really, to stay or to go.Checked out a new "instrumental" CD which I usually avoid, because they're usually bland stuff. But this one's lush, genuinely moving

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Over the past 6 months, I've seen more about myself, corrected myself. Stretched, yeah, and then feeling sore, sometimes utterly spent and discouraged and contemplating a way out.6 months in, I'm still here. Move on beyond Why, now it's What's Next? What Now?Sermon after sermon, week after week, resolve after resolve... No, it's not about feeling emo. Dad gave my good advice almost a week ago, to

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By Switchfoot Been fighting things that I can't see in Like voices coming from the inside of me and Like doing things I find hard to believe in Am I myself or am I dreaming? I've been awake for an hour or so Checking for a pulse but I just don't know Am I a man when I feel like a ghost? The stranger in the mirror is wearing my clothes No I'm not alright I know that I'm not right A steering

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By Galvin Sng

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When you keep feeling inadequate and failing to please, should you still try to get better?Name me a few characters that never failed to get better in their quest for meaning.Thoughts that normally don't fill my mind now do. Negative and non-edifying, they gotta be dumped and replaced.I can get better, I can learn from mistakes, you are here to help, you know my weaknesses...Thought of giving up

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How do you get people to volunteer to meet needs?Step 1 - Identify your willing people. What character qualities are necessary? What about skills? Level of availability?Step 2 - Decide how you're going to call them out. How are you going to mobilise them? And train them--character and skills withstanding?Step 3 - Call them.Step 4 - Equip them, empower them, inspire them, encourage them, know them

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This thought occurred to me while on the loo: Why do we (my company) pay so much attention to details? Because we want the product and outcome to come out to be of a particular standard and quality.Nit-picky? Fussy? Yes, with reason. Anal? Oh yeah, sure I gotta be. If I don't, someone above me will.Don't expect handouts along the way, or live without outlaying any effort. Ditch the wrong beliefs

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By Joses James

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In a race, you're thinking, will I make it? Can I meet the timing I had set?Songs, memories, thoughts... Am I in the wrong race? Am I in the right race? Who can tell me?Who's cheering you on? Who do you see? Actually there are others that you don't see, but they are there.Put in your heart, soul and mind. Strength and creativity. All to bear.Balance is the key. Keep the fellowship or lose it.

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Reading the crucifixion in a matter of minutes while remembering it was a whirlwind sequence of events. Imagine you're one of the disciples and Jesus tells you, I'm going to die. Imagine you're a bystander witnessing Jesus tried by the Sanhedrin. Remember the parables He told just before those God-willed events. Did Jesus know exactly how everything would pan out? From the rooster crowing to His

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Money? Possessions? Yesterday I spied a young chap in his 20s driving a sports car. Capability? What makes a leader a leader, able to effect, to decide on goals and get the results in spite of the problems?Faithfulness. If the world were to close its eye, what would you be up to? Being sharp. Am I putting in my heart & mind, anticipating, planning and endeavouring?Being dependent on God. Like

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It sounds sexy to declare that you're bold and daring. To say that you're creative, progressive and visionary. Living it is an entirely different story. Why are we where we are? Are we the victim of choices made while we were hapless? Surely there's a purpose behind my being here and doing what I do. Do you not see it? Do you not seek to live it? The day we die and go to heaven, what will

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Wisdom is a gift from God. Solomon asked for it.Wisdom is better than gold, better than strength.There was none like Solomon after his time.Pro 30:24-28 - 4 things caught his attention. 4 little creatures, so insignificant, yet got the attention of the world's wisest man.Some scholars say that if you can understand these creatures, you'll understand the entire Proverbs.1) AntsAn ant can lift many

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We are relational people. We are also imperfect people. Faced with behaviour that's less than what's becoming, what do you say to correct it? To correct him or her?The word of God is active and alive. Let it uncover our inner being. God doesn't want to harm us or belittle us, but only to better us.We might be task-oriented, but God's always destiny-oriented. So don't be afraid of being corrected

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How honest are you with yourself and with others? Just started reading this book, Honestly by Johnnie Moore, who starts off sharing his personal crisis of faith, sparked by his parents' divorce and then asks, are we living out what we say we believe in? Recently a friend shared how his fellow member was so frustrated while trying to organise a gathering among the group, he exploded and posted

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Pray for divine connections. Get divine connections.People of the same spirit draw together, move together in one direction.You never know how God can move you, move on your behalf, move others.Move.Our God moves. Surely, not glacially, on time, in season, on target.Am I being flown on an unseen autopilot or am I flying my own?I don't understand everything. Do I need to? I'm not the brightest or

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Isn't it amazing that a hunk of a plane--fuselage, hull, cargo, passengers--can take off into the air, propelled by comparatively tiny but powerful engines?Exploiting physics and aerodynamics, we owe it to man's willingness to imagine, persist and innovate.From what starts as a vague dream with raw starts, sophistication kicks in as the creator learns to grasp rules, principles and the knack of

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One of those days and moments that you're asking why why why and want to cry cry cry on the sofa.Fulfilment comes from, not a day packed with tasks, but when God says well done.How do you know you're on the right track? First you gotta see the track, seek clarity and direction, and check the signs I guess.Sigh.Did You choose the wrong person? I can't help wonder. But I know the answer.Be strong,

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Struggling from task to task, I'm losing sight of an easier, more efficient way to do things. Be smarter, ask for smarts, look smart. For now, it's just smarting, lacking sleep and progress in good order. No matter, you've got to try and keep trying. And don't give up. Most importantly, see the need beyond yourself. Bill Wilson says, "I have to go." In spite of age, dangers, real wounds, you

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It's only when we are accountable to others that our character begins to be shaped.

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Live out your dreams & plans. Just be bold and do it. God moves when you move in faith.

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When you realise the tasks at hand demand a new you, when you realise it's absolute high time you drop the old way of doing things, when you are urged/prodded/kicked into doing...SOMETHING, that's when change is fomented.

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We all work for a better life, don't we... ...don't we? Without progress--the desire and ability to progress--what else would keep us going? More money? Better work-life balance? Children who can enjoy a better life? Fulfilling a Grand Purpose? Doing good so others can enjoy a better life? What's the alternative? Do nothing. Do the same. Do a little more? Should we expect radical

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Courtesy of the 99percent.comHere are 10 laws of productivity we’ve consistently observed among serial idea executors: 1. Break the seal of hesitation.A bias toward action is the most common trait we’ve found across the hundreds of creative professionals and entrepreneurs we’ve interviewed. While preparing properly as you start a new project is certainly valuable, it’s also easy to lose yourself

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Cut Off Your Hands - Fooling No One from They on Vimeo.

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Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure.~ Philippians 2:12-13 (Msg)

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Who knows how we'll end up in end?A glorious, magnificent step to a new day? Or cast aside into the deep?I'm tired. Physically.Need hope to keep me going, faith to keep me working. And... love?What gives bigness of heart? Shoulders for others, on top of one's own load.End of a day marks the beginning of another.Enjoy the pursuit, we are told. Move in the direction of your dreams, we are reminded.

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Today I saw 3 air-con technicians come into my office and 2 risked their lives. One had to climb up a ladder and standing almost 2 meters higher, he extended upwards to reach the ceiling air-conditioner. Off-balance would mean off-ladder. The other's task was more daunting--as the compressor was mounted outside the window, he was to perch over the slim window sill to unscrew the compressor cover

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Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Your 5 minutes be 5 minutes and not 5 hours. Tomorrow mean tomorrow. Get it done means completed and ready.Promises and estimation of time are what we frequently give. How hard do we hold ourselves to them?Let your words be like gold, carrying weight and value. Not fluff that's airy and inconsistent. Do you want people to trust and respect you? Or to

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One, think like a start-up. Feel like a start-up. Take on the heartbeat of the company.Two, be inquisitive. Learn how things work, why they work, when they work.Learn to learn. Get better.

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How can I prosper, keep on prospering until I become very prosperous?

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Intent and clarity need to guide busy-ness and activity to produce fruitful productive work.I'm working, you say.Working on what? What are you aiming to achieve?What drives you? Keeps you up at night. Determined to solve that nagged problem. Applying different tricks till it works.Tired-ness sinks in. You wish. You wonder. Your head whirls.Hope. That snatch and glimpse of a future that's bright,

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What is ministry?

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How perfect is perfect. Getting things right, pleasing the One, right living... Yes we know life isn't about living by rules and regulations. After all, it's for freedom that we are set free. What makes us feel that we've missed the mark? Did someone wave the finger or furrow brows in disapproval? I want to progress. Now, it's easy to grow comfortable where one is. Yet it's tough to conquer new

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Leafing through yearbooks, recalling faces, places and events, I have to dig deep to refresh memories of days long past.These days, I'm straining to clear today's demands while trying to be certain of tomorrow's hopes.The question always remains: What am I living for? How do I get to those distant dreams?Through faith and obedience, someone pointed out over a text message.Life, a series of steps

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The combination of PASSION and ART is wat makes someone a Linchpin~ Read in Linchpin by Seth Godin

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Courage, commitment, creativity and conduct--lessons of the past 3 weeks.#1 - Courage - Do you dare to pursue what you want? Wait, do you know what you want?? Do SOMETHING even if it costs you. Why else would you bother, if not for a life well-lived?#2 - Commitment - What takes highest priority? Is that thing/activity/habit really so important? Can you re-evaluate and re-order your life?#3 -

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Learn to listen.

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"Bait the hook according to what the fish likes, not what the fisherman likes."~Ernest Hemingway

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By Jesus Culture

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By Abundant Life Church

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This morning I read 1 Samuel chapters 9 & 26 about Saul and David in their pre-king states. Both due to be kings: One handsome and tall as befitting a king yet became selfish and unrepentant. The other, of very unroyal upbringing, yet as we know, truly sought God heart and soul.Three thoughts passed my mind:1) Why does God set Himself up for disappointment? Does He take chances? After all, we--

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By New Life Worship

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Checking out music...

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40min to take-off.How am I feeling? Sleepy.Slept all of 25min this morning--felt like a wink. Why does this always happen before trips? Serious note to self: Must prepare ahead and not sweat the small stuff.My remaining days at work were spent mostly uploading documents, catching up with key people and finishing up final bits of work.After the last farewell lunch, hours of paper shredding,

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"You are for me" by Kari Jobe

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If you had positive influence, things would go your way. People stop to listen when you speak. Lives would be touched. Souls would be uplifted.How influential are you, asks this article.Your degree of influence boils down to how open others are towards you. How much can you change this? Is it how well you know them and their interests? Your sincerity and motive in relating to them?At the end of

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When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:11 (Msg) Being childlike is not the same as being childlike. As a child, new to the world, exploring, playing, running, jumping from high places, putting your fingers where they don't belong, dancing uninhibitedly to music... These are all things

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NEW ZEALAND {Our Story} | A Come&Live! Documentary

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'I keep six honest serving-men(They taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and WhenAnd How and Where and Who.'(from 'Elephant's Child', Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling, 1092)

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Given a chance to make a difference, would you go all out and give it your utmost?Discovering your constraints, the pain of failing, the depression griefs that bubble up...would you keep fighting?And it doesn't have to be perfect. But rather that you have tried.And keep trying and trying. Because success never comes without repeated tries. Incrementally it comes.Seriously, give it a shot. Your

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You need brains to be rich and powerful. Is it just brains alone though?Watched Limitless with my bro and wondered aloud en route home, do smarts determine a person's place in life and in society?Intellectual capacity, efficiency and ability to connect-the-dots...we already have it, don't we? Latent and untapped, what's the trigger that transforms potential into potency? And what's holding us

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By Green DayAnother turning point, a fork stuck in the roadTime grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to goSo make the best of this test, and don't ask whyIt's not a question, but a lesson learned in timeIt's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.I hope you had the time of your life.So take the photographs, and still frames in your mindHang it on a shelf in good health and good

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By Scott Belsky on finding your sweet spot at work or for that matter, whatever you do:As you contemplate your next career move or a new project, you should take the intersection of your genuine interests, skills, and opportunities into consideration.Contemplate the three circles of the Venn diagram above  –  one circle encompasses your genuine interests; one, your skills; and one, the stream of

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Read in "The Artist's Guide":You may feel burdened with counterproductive beliefs that keep you from succeeding. In spite of the things that have gone well in my life, I still struggle with mine. My demons and my inner critic make me feel unworthy and incapable of reaching ambitious goals. Sometimes I feel as if I have one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake at the same time. I have learned

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Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.~ Andy Stanley

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Can a man be trained to detach his emotions and isolate himself from others? What touches a man and returns his humanity to him?Have you experienced something ripped out of you, something you chose to give up and wretchedly torn from you?Can you allow yourself to love?

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Watched Charlie St. Cloud and this thought struck me:Just as how Charlie the protagonist was given a second chance to live after a horrific crash, aren't we also saved from death and called to live a meaningful life?Weighed by remorse, Charlie made a pact with his young brother's lingering spirit to meet everyday to learn to play baseball--that was his brother's dream when still alive. Eventually

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Catharsis. Mixed thoughts. Uncertainty.What cause do you live for in life? Given our brief existence, one shot at life, the person you are and could become, our calling, at first elusive, should become clearer, usually at pivotal moments.Mid-life crisis, you ask? But hey, everybody, at one point or another, would ask this and should: What is my purpose in life?When realisation comes, do you

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What does God look for?This is no preaching piece. I'm really wondering just what gets His eye and heart and attention.Is it faithfulness and dependability?Is it willingness to trust Him and take that step of faith? Well, in short, faith.Is it fruitfulness, the ability to apply your talents and bear results?Is it integrity, being faithful even when no one's looking?Is it courage and standing firm

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Do you know your strengths? The themes of your life? Your values and philosophy in life?Reading Tom Rath's Strengths Finder 2.0 and completing the self-revealing questionnaire, it's made me more conscious of who and what I am, as well as who and what others are.Parts of one body, each comes with different strengths, weaknesses, passions, interests and life experiences.In an ideal world, we have

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Art speaks.Collective ideas. Deep set beliefs. Observations. Aspects of life represented.Social movements, history, culture, identity...When you walk away from an exhibit, what gripped? What lingers? What haunts? What continues to ring?Ideas, words, images, be careful what you let in through the eyes, ears and heart.An artist's work shows what is in his heart, in his soul. In expression, he seeks

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By Mary Mary

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When you're called and appointed, how do you know your responsibility? How do you know what you are to do? Do you stand still while figuring it out? Or can you keep moving while working it out? What confirmation would you want? And when no one's looking, do you still do what's right? What's the price to buy your integrity? Responsibility's a big word, a heavy load...is it really? We aren't

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For the love of music and connecting souls through music... Talent, musicianship, singing through your instrument... Man was made to sing, to find rhythm, to make melody, form harmony, and keep doing it ad infinitum. Ad lib makes it all the more varied and interesting!What's life if our eardrums are not constantly stirred by good stuff?? Amazing stuff! High energy stuff! Stuff that leaves you

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What's kept you going all this while?What do you do when negative thoughts and feelings begin to surface?Well, stay positive. Confess the positive. Believe the positive. And do the positive.Be fruitful and be a peacemaker wherever you are, whenever you are.Positive strives to beget positive. Being negative and unable to let go surely will only beget more negativity.What path are you treading on?

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When you see a rule, do you break it?Why do rules exist? What do they serve to do? To protect, to guide, to optimise, to set apart, to try?Why do people feel uneasy when they break a rule?Who sets rules? What guides the setting of rules? Why do rules matter?Should everything in life have rules? After, peace usually only comes after law and order are in place.

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Soliciting views and feedback, what's the most effective way? Sharing thoughts and ideas, how to engage others? Building ties and rapport, what's it to you?Communication is two way or rather multiple way, reiterated and repeating. Is someone helping you to improve your thought process and point out the key areas you ought to consider?Like a lonesome Erhu in an echo-less valley, dearth of feedback

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Heard this at cellgroup last night: "Your circumstances change only when your thinking changes." We all desire to have good things in life, to do well, to establish well-being in every area. For me, that includes spiritual well-being, to be fruitful and effective in my life. Last night, I was reminded of how we ought to focus on the eternal, on the things that matter. For one, relationships

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You oughta be careful asking God to speak to you through a book. Because when He does, it can get uncomfortable.Reading Erwin McManus's Chasing Daylight on taking risk and advancing in the face of uncertainty... Well, it sounds bold and appealing until you actually start to take it seriously.When do we start living? When did security become a comfort zone? How do I know what to pursue? Well, we

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Having lots of money isn't materialism. Neither is making lots of it or spending it on expensive goods or enjoying the process of shopping.Since love is a commitment to something at the expense of self, surely it's the same with the love of money and material goods.How do we know what we pursue isn't vapour? That what occupies us day after day is not frivolous but a worthy pursuit that will bear

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