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my fiance makes my day, every day. just thinking about him. or reading his post. or seeing his pic on my bookshelf, etc, etc, etc… he honestly makes my day. and yes, we sometimes get on each others nerves and yes, we’ll probably have to unfortunate moments post the “i do’s”; nevertheless, he’ll still make…

it’s easy to toss around. “stop judging me!” “I like it when ppl don’t judge me, when they just accept me for who i am.” blah blah blah as a former co-worker said (loose paraphrase), “stop whining about ppl judging you. sometimes you’re just wrong and that’s that!” so here i am at 1:30 tuesday…

i often begin thinking about work 5 minutes after i become fully conscious in the morning. it’s a great reminder that i actually care about my job. on the other hand, it’s often a reminder that i’m overwhelmed as my job’s various realities crash into my personal need to simply adjust to my new life….

i’ll have to start getting all my facts straight then write them down…be intentional about healing. who knew you could feel so deeply at 11? at that age, you’re supposed to be fighting the drab effects of puberty not vowing to never return to a country that had become your home, your family, your life….

these days i read my Bible without the guilt of “thou shalt read your Bible” that i grew up nurturing and with the true desire to read b/c i know it’s essential. i’m finally in Matthew, unable to complete a chapter each day b/c there’s so much goodness in a section. take Matthew 6:19-24 for…

there’s something wonderful about orchestrating change on your own but something far more noble when the cause is driven by a collective…me and you and you and you and you… but how together can we really be? Karen Armstrong seeks to use the Golden Rule as a connecting point at which all religions can unite…

when something rocks your world, so to speak, you never forget. some parts of you heal properly. nevertheless, various parts of you seem forever unsettled and you forever view the world through those unsettled parts. consequently, the pain you see in others is inevitably (though often unrelated) your pain on display…an interesting phenomenon. and if…