The Best Things In Life Aren’t Things - John C. Maxwell This statement about 8 or 9 months ago‚ when I saw it‚ it really grabbed me. You know how something just‚ you know‚ when you see it‚ it really just kind of causes you to mentally stand at attention…when I saw this statement‚ ‘the best things in life are not things‚’ I thought‚ how true it really is. And I want to just kind of talk to you about balance and perspective this morning in the issue of materialism and also to our Injoy Life listeners
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11 Things I learned from my father on father’s day. I got some of my dad’s genes. Not all. Just some. I have my dad’s pale skin color‚ his freckles‚ the horror I know. It’s funny because I born when my dad was 25‚ and ever since I can remember him‚ he’s had grey hair. I wish it was only the grey hair. There is also the migraines‚ the sweet tooth and the hardheadedness! One gene my dad failed to pass to me was his math skills. I struggled in math class for as long as I can remember. I loathed geometry
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My country is NIGERIA‚ which is in the African Continent. It is the most populous country in Africa and the largest country in West Africa‚ with its capital in a city called Abuja . Nigeria has different ethnic groups‚ diverse ethnic languages and is rich in cultures and traditions. Each year‚ so many visitors from all over the world come to Nigeria for vacation. There are so many natural landscapes and sites to visit. However‚ visitors to Nigeria should beware of the difference in lifestyles and
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There are so many things that are important to me‚ but only a few that could greatly affect my life if I didn’t have or accomplish them. The biggest things to me are success‚ family‚ and freedom. These are all things that are essential to my life in so many different aspects. The most important thing to me is success; it’s a thing I must have. Success can mean a lot of different things to different people; it just depends on the person. Success to me is a business standpoint; I have so many goals
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I’ve only done one exceptional thing in my entire life. It was two months ago but I feel like an eternity passed since that day. I always thought about myself as a person who’s impossible to get provoked. I based that opinion on my attitude towards Beca Baker‚ a girl who was trying to get on my nerves since the first day of high school. She was talking shit about me‚ pranking me - or at least trying to‚ she was way too stupid to pull of a successful prank - and making sure other people hated me as
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“The only constant thing in life is change”. I would always wonder if this statement was really true‚ and yes‚ nothing remains the same. Everybody faces changes in life. Change of class in school‚ moving house‚ progressing from a primary student to a secondary student‚ and the loss of loved ones. When you ask someone‚ “Is Change a Good Thing?”‚ many people would say “no.” As humans‚ we tend to focus on all the negative changes that have happened to us. We do not go deep into these changes and
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understanding. In order to understand who we are we need to belong and this is effectively represented in Raimond Gaita’s memoir ‘Romulus My Father‚’ Shaun Tan’s ‘The Lost Thing’ and JD Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging to an environment. ‘Romulus My Father’ demonstrates this through the profound sense of acceptance that exists within Raimond. He delivers his observations in a reflective
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Is Celebrity Worship Syndrome A Bad Thing? I have a friend who is an affectionate fan of Super Junior‚ the famous South Korean boys group. She can confidently list out the birthdates‚ height‚ weight and other details/information of all the thirteen members in the group. She is proud as a Super Junior’s devotee. However‚ she contemplated and replied me with an awkward smile when I asked her about her parents’ birthdates. As ironic as it seems‚ but this may happen on you too! You could possibly name
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usually every day of my life I must carry something in my wallet in somewhere of my bag‚ they might be some utensils‚ as an eraser‚ books‚ etc. But among the most important things I carry with me are those things‚ which I keep a great respect‚ or some things that their value have a great meaning in my life. On a normal school day‚ a bulk of books and a collection of special things can be found in my bag‚ including textbooks‚ folders‚ a calculator‚ papers‚ and color pens. My bag on a good day may
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Charles Schoenfeld‚ retired in 2003 as a UPS truck driver then took classes to be a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). He passed the exam and began working at a dementia care facility where he says‚ “I fit right in.” During one of Chuck’s last visits to his mother’s apartment he slipped and fell on the kitchen floor she had just “washed” with Crisco Oil. Chuck and his wife‚ Maggie‚ persuaded her to move in with them. During the Wisconsin winters‚ his mother lived with her daughter‚ Jean‚ in warmer
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