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Can you fit through the eye of a needle?
http://www.christianpf.com/ eye-needle-camel-rich/This is a reprint of an article I recently wrote for Gather Little by Little Have you ever tried to squeeze a camel through the eye of a needle? Ah, you know the verse. It’s the one that people love to quote when they are trying to prove that Christians should be poor because it appears to be more righteous.
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Never Satisfied
http://stevewhitehead.me.uk/ contentment/ never-satisfied/“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
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This-n-That Thursday
http://thementalpausechronicles.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ this-n-that-thursday.htm…What a week it's been:I managed to get a pot roast in the oven last Friday with the fire alarm going off only once. I am not counting the burglar alarm, which also went off during the ensuing melee.I am kinda liking those foot detox pads. I don't know if it's all in my head, but I do feel better.
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It rained...
http://bit-of-blarney.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ it-rained.htmllast night. For the first time since June we had a steady rain. So when I let Duchess out VERY early this morning I saw Sam resting on the moist ground, seemingly content and without worry.I was reminded of the words of Isaiah.For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return
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The importance of content
http://levite.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 09/ 29/ the-importance-of-content/Troubled times. Troubled minds. Uncertainty about, well, about most everything. And in social media, we talk about content, about being able to deliver good and consistent and useful content. Sometimes content can help with uncertainty, clarifying causes and suggesting alternatives.
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What’s Right With Your Life?
http://www.illuminatedmind.net/ 2008/ 09/ 29/ whats-right-with-your-life/The typical nature of all personal development blog posts is to define a problem, then propose a solution. I’m not going to do that here. We spend a lot of times trying to improve things in our lives. We want better, more, faster, bigger, cooler, and on and on.
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Practice Happiness
http://www.groundedfitness.com/ 2008/ 09/ 28/ practice-happiness/With the daily stresses of work and relationships of all kinds, I had to take a moment today and ask myself–what am I really trying to accomplish? And it came to me–ultimately, I am trying to find happiness.
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3 Effective Strategies To True Happiness
http://mentalhealthdropincenter.com/ 3-effective-strategies-true-happiness/Are you still waiting for your personal desires to come true before you’ll allow yourself to be happy? Most of us have ideas of what would make us happy, and we aren’t satisfied until those ideas takes place.
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Not Bad Words: "We Can't Afford It"
http://www.blogher.com/ not-bad-words-we-cant-afford-itThis is a media-saturated culture, resulting in kids with increasingly sophisticated taste. Couple that with tight economic times, and you have a recipe for stress for parents. Last week, Newsweek writer Karen Springen addressed this issue in a piece called "The Devils Want Prada", an article
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Where Do We Go From Here? How About Back To The Basics
http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/ Blog/ back-to-the-basics/Our basic financial system appears to be broken. The Federal government is borrowing from our future and using the money to bail out crooks, cronies, and contributors. Here we are on Main Street America anxiously waiting for the second Great Depression that the media is clamoring for, all the while looking around for solutions and saviors.
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