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Evil is Interesting

1138)  There’s just something that is intriguing about evil and it surrounds us. Mass shootings and outrageous behaviors fill our newsfeeds. There are up-close documentaries about heinous crimes that become obsessions with people. Historic world events are filled with evil that people never tire of exploring. Why do people find evil so interesting? It’s somewhat
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A Peace of Rest

1137) Desiring peace in your life is a human thing. People do many things to get it. The list may include eating, spending money, traveling, partying, and various activities. Some of these may offer a temporary respite, but they can be a trap. After a while, it takes more of each of these to gain
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Time’s Up

1136) If you could have the power to know the future, specifically your future, would you want it? Before you answer, think back a moment and reflect on your life. Would you want to know ahead of time the major events in your life, good and bad, were coming? I can’t answer for you, but
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I Forgot!

1135) As a teacher, I have heard so many excuses for why my students didn’t do something they were supposed to. According to them, they didn’t have their homework, because the dog ate it; the baby sister tore it up; the mother didn’t put it in their backpack or they lost it. One of these
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Rest Up!

1134) I can tell each day I’m nearing the end of my teaching career. As I work with kids throughout the day, the noise gets louder; the needs get harder to meet and my body gets tired a lot quicker. These things are all part of the normal aging process, but when I come home
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Your Cries are Heard

1133) Crying is a natural coping mechanism that helps the body release powerful emotions, good and bad. Some people are ashamed of their tears, probably because tears are an outward sign of what some may call a weakness. But, crying isn’t a weakness, rather just an effect of what is churning within ourselves. When your
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The Value of Silence

1132) The library has always been a magical place for me. I think this is because when I was growing up, my mother took us there every week during the summer and we got to check out books. I loved seeing shelf after shelf of books; pulling beautiful ones out and looking at them. The
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Life can be Like a Trash Compactor

1131) When I was a kid, we had a trash compactor. This is a fascinating invention for 10- and 11-year-olds. You put the trash in it, close the drawer and push the button. Before you know it, the crushing mechanism put incredible pressure on the drawer’s contents and forces them into a compact mass. This
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Anguish

1130) Anguish is something that will present itself a few times in life. It really doesn’t matter what has caused it, it brings a heavy storm that causes some people to drown. In consideration of this difficult thing, questions might follow. Can I help myself or another person amid such turbulent waters? I think the
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Talk, Talk, Talk

There are some people out there who can talk and talk and talk and yet, not say a thing. I know you know what I mean. Sometimes I avoid these people because I don’t have time (or want to take the time) to get trapped into having to listen without the opportunity to inject that
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