Posts tagged ‘Relationships’
Jul 20
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t-shirts,
t-shirts?
In the back of my mind
And now I find myself weak-kneed
Jul 1
Really Valuable Lessons…can really suck
When I was 14, I learned a really valuable lesson.
And it really sucked.
The lesson I learned is that not all of your friends are actually friends. It took me about a year to figure this out, but I did, and at the same time, I learned that sometimes you just have to cut your losses. There are some people who you just can’t be friends with, or rather, that you shouldn’t be close friends with. You shouldn’t work hard to nurture intimate friendships with people who behave in ways that are against to your best interests, with people who damage you. These are not friends. I believe. Read more
To give or not to give?
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.from a journal entry dated 7/19/1993
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…Nannie brought up her old neighbors and she told us about how her neighbor Burt used to always borrow onions, tea and potatoes. She said that he had borrowed so many onions, tea and potatoes that there were no hopes of him ever paying them back. Not that he intended to. So one day she resolved that she would put an end to this constant borrowing.
That night, she was reading in her Bible Study, and the Bible verse said that if anyone borrows from you, give freely. And if he comes the next day and borrows more, give again. So the next time Burt asked, she again gave.
In later years, when Grandpop was drunk and had fallen down, she would call for Burt.
And he would always come.
He’d say, “Come on Jim, and lie down.” Grandpop would say he didn’t want to lie down. But Burt would pick him up anyway. “Come on Jim and lie down a while. It’ll make you feel better.”
Nannie said those times were worth more to her than any amounts of onions, tea and potatoes.
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Query This:
Do You Give Freely?
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How Can I Love You More?
My sister and her husband just welcomed their daughter into the world yesterday afternoon. I finally got over to the hospital today and, let me tell you, there is such a thing as ‘love at first sight’. I look at this baby and I wonder, “How could I love you more than I do right now? And I don’t even know you yet.”
They had a scare during the night, and I really believe that, had my sister not been awake, I may never have met this child. Just the thought puts a knot in my chest and, honestly, I have to turn away from it. I can’t imagine what that would be like. Continue Reading…
steadily skipping stones 