Peace isn't something you wish for, it's something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.
Robert Fulghum
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You can lose a child or a parent, the love of your life, a good job, a game, a deal, a bet, an idea, your favorite thing, money, your best friend, a moment, an opportunity, a chance, your keys, your mind, your health, your identity, your virginity. Your religion, your shirt, your license, ID or passport, phone or phone number, hope, faith, luck, your pride, or your house. You can feel like you've lost everything, and keep on losing. Stop
counting losses and start counting your blessings. Only then, will you discover losses are easier to point out and count than blessings, and blessings outnumber your losses for they are truly immeasurable. It is only normal that you would count losses with your head, and ignore to count blessings with your heart. - Suzy Kassem
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WHY ARE YOU SCARED OF FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH?
Though famous American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift may consider 13 her lucky number, millions of people worldwide do not share the sentiment. Things get even worse for the superstitious when the date, as is going to happen this week, coincides with a Friday. While no one knows for sure how Friday the 13th got its fearful reputation, experts have some theories.
Thomas Fernsler, an associate policy scientist at the University of Delaware, believes 13's bad reputation is because it comes after 12, which numerologists consider a "complete" number. There are, after all, 12 months in a year, 12 zodiac signs, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles of Jesus, and so on. Hence, those with triskaidekaphobia — the fear of 13 — perceive the number that follows as incomplete, and, therefore, "unlucky."
Donald Dossey, a folklore historian and author of Holiday Folklore, Phobias, and Fun, has another theory. He believes the fear over the number stems from ancient times, when the Vikings lived in Scandinavia. According to a popular legend, twelve gods were enjoying a peaceful dinner at their mythological heaven, Valhalla, when Loki crashed the party. The trickster Norse god is believed to have instigated Hoder, the blind god of darkness, into killing Balder, the god
of joy and gladness. To this day, many people avoid having 13 guests at a party. In France, some businesses even "rent" a 14th dinner guest...READ MORE
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FAMILY TRAITS
Hi my friend Ginger and I both need a relationship with Jesus because we are rude, gossiping and our minds are not there. She was taken to the hospital by the police due to a breakdown as my grandson Wrex also went to the due to a breakdown of drugs. My whole family is alcoholics and drug add. Please pray for us.
- anonymous
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