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Ideas thoughts ramblings
WELCOME TO MY MIND…
PLEASE ENSURE YOUR SEATBELTS ARE FASTENED
AND ENJOY YOUR TRIP.
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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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Why are we here
To distill moments to live noticing That is life That is love
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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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Akathist to Guardian Angel
This is the excerpt for your very first post. Akathist to Guardian Angel
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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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liver cleanse
Lemon water in morning milk thistle
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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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this! wow
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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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Videos to watch: Why you’re always tired— and foods to help, also… all about Anti inflammatory foods
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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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This is pretty brilliant
The difference between happiness and meaning
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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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