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An Expensive Gift

1759) I knew someone once who experienced a life-altering trauma. I remember watching her and seeing others take a wide berth around her. The interesting thing was, I don’t think people did this because they disliked this person; I think it’s because the pain radiated from her so strongly, others couldn’t bear to connect with
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Despair

1758) For some of us, when we read the word, despair, something in our gut drops. We only have to read the word and our bodies immediately tighten and something in our spirit cries. When you’re in despair, you feel completely out of control and that, at any moment, you might lose it, physically, mentally,
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Just As Important

1757) How do you feel about yourself? When the lights are off and you’re lying in bed thinking before you drift off to sleep, how do you see yourself? For me, I usually only see the things and hear the words I have done or said wrong on most days. If my thoughts take me
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Words

1756) For as long as I can remember, I have always been sensitive to words. I am drawn to things people say and wonder what they mean. I’ve sat in hundreds of church services and found it intriguing when the minister referred to a word in the Bible and its original language. As a Bible
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How Can It Be?

1755) I love to read and if I can fit in the time, I’m perfectly content, sitting on the desk and reading. I love to read fiction, but stories of ordinary people who act in extraordinary ways draw my attention. One person I would place in this category is Job. A wealthy man with many
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Around the Corner

1754)  I have heard people say from time to time they wished they could go back to their youth and enjoy life without responsibilities. I find this amusing because much of the anatomy of youth is to be on their own and desiring to take on this very thing. One thing that makes being a
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The Best Motivator

1753) As a teacher, I yearn to have a classroom environment that encourages my young scholars to do the things I ask. What works? It depends on whether you’re asking in the short-term or in the long. Why? Because fear of getting in trouble might motivate the kids to do what I ask but when
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Outdoing Others

1752) We live in a world that is extremely competitive. Athletes and their fans, for example, show our passion for winning. We can also see this in people trying to forge pathways to becoming influencers online. The push and shove of consumers in stores screams our competitive nature. There is a lot of competition, some
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Fear of the Known

1751) One of the greatest fears I fight is the fear of the unknown. After all, doesn’t this describe much of this life? Can we see into the future? Not usually. The fear of the unknown, at least in my mind, is understandable, but what about the fear of the known? We see a powerful
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Girts without Bows

1749) I received a gift recently that in prior years, I would not have recognized as one. A dear friend asked me to help them which I know “cost” this person a lot because of the vulnerability it took to ask for my help. I gladly did so and later, when I sat quietly, I
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