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I sat next to a total stranger today, but we got to talking. Every time he spoke to me, I could see him peeking side glances at me and then trying to tease me about a few things.

He was younger than me and he was sort of funny.

He got a few laughs from me.

I was reminded of the old gentleman who was talking to me about India and then suddenly diverted the topic to talk about how beautiful women from there are, and how absolutely gorgeous I was.

I was thrown aback at the indirect compliment and I laughed.

I wouldn't say anything about this is creepy. There's an art to giving compliments and there's a grace to accepting them.

I think the world needs both in equal quantity.
 
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It's a great movie Hug Life. I think that book should be required reading in high school. My kid's will be reading it when they're old enough.
 
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Fenner said:
It's a great movie Hug Life. I think that book should be required reading in high school. My kid's will be reading it when they're old enough.
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It was in my school, as was Montana 1948. Both pieces taught me so much primarily about racism and gender issues. They changed my views of the world in a few different ways.
 
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seoulsearch said:
Ok, I am SUPER jelly. (Jealous. Am I using the modern slang correctly?! Gotta keep us old people in check. :p)

HOW DO I EVEN FIND SOMEONE ANYMORE WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO EXCHANGE SNAIL MAIL?

Sigh.

I'd love to start an old-fashioned pen pal thread but I know most people either don't write letters or wouldn't want to give out their address, which is understandable.

I still have some leftover stationery and stickers from my old hyperactive letter-writing days... but no one to exchange it with. :(
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I'll write you snail mail! :D
 
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laura_charlotte said:
It was in my school, as was Montana 1948. Both pieces taught me so much primarily about racism and gender issues. They changed my views of the world in a few different ways.
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I love books that impact my way of thinking.
 
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laura_charlotte said:

It's from 1962. It's a classic, you should really check it out.
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I love those old actors like Gregory Peck. That was back when men were men and not just someone in a fast car shooting up bad guys and using karate moves to get revenge or whatever... :rolleyes:

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zeroturbulence said:
I love those old actors like Gregory Peck. That was back when men were men and not just someone in a fast car shooting up bad guys and using karate moves to get revenge or whatever... :rolleyes:

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Oh, I adore him. He's a real man. His character and what he stood for in that classic is timeless. Such an inspiration.
 
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[video=youtube;L5K85D8yXnc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5K85D8yXnc[/video]

Something that really encouraged and inspired me....very good interview and I highly recommend if you need a spiritual boost :)
 
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Rachel20 said:
There's an art to giving compliments and there's a grace to accepting them.
I think the world needs both in equal quantity.
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I love this. You are right. We should give them sincerely, and we should accept them gracefully. I'm trying to put that into practice!
 
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Rachel20 said:
I sat next to a total stranger today, but we got to talking. Every time he spoke to me, I could see him peeking side glances at me and then trying to tease me about a few things.

He was younger than me and he was sort of funny.

He got a few laughs from me.

I was reminded of the old gentleman who was talking to me about India and then suddenly diverted the topic to talk about how beautiful women from there are, and how absolutely gorgeous I was.

I was thrown aback at the indirect compliment and I laughed.

I wouldn't say anything about this is creepy. There's an art to giving compliments and there's a grace to accepting them.

I think the world needs both in equal quantity.
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I haven't actually been to India myself, but I'd have to agree.
 
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26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

-Ecclesiastes 2:26



Interesting...that Jesus would commend us to store up eternal treasures vs temporal ones. All the things in this life (physically) are not ours to keep. Whether by moth, rust, thief, or the simple decay of time to either the items or our bodies...the idea of 'ownership' will always come to an end.

So, if you realize that, then possessing things which can not be lost sounds much more appealing. We're pretty caught up in the moment, though, and store up in barns like another of Jesus' parables. What does it benefit us, though?

Ironically, this reminds me of a story I ran into the other day about a rich father and son visiting a poor farm for a few days. The son (and father) learned a valuable lesson about who was really rich and who was really poor. It's a short and interesting read if you happen upon it...
 
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Revisiting my budget and cleaning up my place at 6:30 in the morning where I could be sleeping in since I have work at 9am.

What has my life come to?
 
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I wish I could sleep in, just once. Ever. My internal clocks wakes me between 4am-5:30am, regardless of the day of the week. It's a good thing I'm a morning person and love coffee.
 
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