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The secret of staying young Oct 4, 2008 10:22 am
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Live honestly, eat slowly,
and lie about your age
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Think seriously about this... Oct 3, 2008 1:15 am
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Anxiety and fear strips away courage and makes great performances impossible.

Doubt makes even the best decisions feel difficult and causes procrastination.

Anger rips your focus away from your goals.

Frustration can only serve to make you quit.

Guilt makes it impossible to enjoy any successes you achieve.

Jealousy and envy create dishonesty, hate and corruption.
(quoted)
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Firefox vs Internet Explorer Oct 3, 2008 12:17 am
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If you are using IE like I was, since a bought a new computer, you will find your smilies will not automatically go where you place them, instead they show up at the very end of your message, or any reply you make.

Using Firefox will underscore misspellings in red, as well as place your smilies where your cursor is.
FYI
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((((((((((((((((((((WARNING))))))))))))))))))))) Oct 2, 2008 12:31 pm
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IMPORTANT ALERT:There is a fake site that comes up as being from Internet Explorer warning you about a possible attack on your computer. It is in itself the attack. If you check the wording, you will see some discrepancies. It offers to scan your computer for viruses.

It starts by talking about some unnamed virus (the first clue) and then misspells "crashes" (the second clue).

(This is the 2nd time I tried to post this, so if it comes up twice, I apologize)
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Are you a Portfolio-ed" or "At Large" ambassador? Sep 29, 2008 1:43 pm
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II Cor 5:20: "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God."

God strolls through the streets of Calcutta and Cairo and the concrete jungles of Chicago;I've been told this by those who minister there. I'm told God wanders the streets of Vancouver's infamous "Eastside," meanders on the banks of Lake Okanagan, and dances the wheat fields under prairie skies. I've been told He's been spotted on the sidewalks right here in Kelowna.....and I believe it!

I believe it because others have recounted their exposure to His presence, because His fingerprints are daily found by any first year "spiritual" CSI agent. And I believe it because my mother said it was true! But do I see Him?

Do I experience His touch? I've heard of His fame......but do I really believe He strolls the streets of Kelowna? Do I really believe that He rides the bus, and stands in line at Super Store, that He paddles on Lake Okanagan, and glides His board down the hallways on the new Dr Knox school? Or is Ogopogo more real?

I want to see! I want to wake up! I want to wipe the "sleep" from my slumbering eyes.....to see Him in my neck-of-the-woods.

He is at work....His hands, His feet, His voice is being made clear even today. He not only came on mission - but He daily shows up on mission! He has indeed strolled our streets - not just metaphorically - but literally through His living, breathing, image-bearers like you and me! WOW!

Lord lift my eyes to see Your fame. Let me be aware of Your foot steps and your finger prints today! Help me to identify the people You have already prepared for me to speak to , to love, to care for, and to demonstrate the gospel today!

Today: If it is morning - Ask God to bump into you as you stroll about the city toady! Listen, watch and anticipate His presence

Today: if it is evening - Think back on your day - what "chance" encounter may have really been a "divine appointment?"

A few minutes ago, I received an email announcing that the church in Kelowna is meeting for a week of prayer and fasting Oct 5 - 11. In part, this is the email, "We will be repenting, we will be declaring and we will be agreeing for God's Kingdom to come and His will to be done in Kelowna.
Different leadership teams from different churches will be leading each night. Let's see the walls between us fall down as we come together with one heart and one mind to the feet of Jesus."

WOW!!! That is an amazing step for Kelowna, where the Church has been divided for so long. WOW!
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Unspoken rules some families adopt: Sep 29, 2008 12:00 am
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1. Don't reveal your true feelings
2. Always get your point across
3. Never raise your voice
4. Do everything you can to win an argument
5. Compromise whenever you can
6. Trust others only when they have earned it
7. Never call attention to yourself
8. Let others know your accomplishments
9. Put on a happy face
10. Always be genuine
11. Use anger to get your own way
12. Always give 110% of your energy

What are some of your family's unspoken rules????
Do you still obey them??? Why/why not???
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I'm starting as modeling agency Sep 23, 2008 6:13 pm
Mood: groggy, 556 Views
This is my first customer!!! What do youthink??
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The world will not end tomorrow... Sep 22, 2008 8:28 pm
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...because it is already tomorrow in Australia!!
.....but wait!!!!! I was just IMing someone in Australia, and she had to suddenly leave....
...OH NO maybe the world has already come to an end
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Are you ready for a relationship?? Sep 22, 2008 12:16 am
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To help you assess how ready you are to engage in friendships and other meaningful relationships, respond to each item listed below using the following scale:
4 - Often
3 - Sometimes
2 - Seldom
1 - Never

___ I feel a sense of relief when I don't have to be alone

___Any relationship is better than no relationship at all

___I experience a little bit of panic when i think of not having someone to be close to

___The very idea of solitude strikes fear in my heart

___I'm tempted to settle for any kind of friendship

___I'm not sure I'll find just the right friend for me

___In most of my relationships, I wait to be "selected" rather than taking the initiative myself to do the selecting

___When I have special friendships, I feel better about myself

___I don't like being alone

___I don't have a very clear idea of the personal qualities I look for in a person in terms of friendship

__If I don't have someone to be close to, I feel less complete

- Scoring: Add the numbers you have placed next to each statement. There is a possible total for forty points. To interpret your score, use the following scale:

- 30-40: There is a strong indication that you have a need to establish a healthier sense of your identity and personal wholeness.

- 20-29: You have done some significant work in establishing a healthy identity and a good sense of self-worth. There is still work to do, however, in continuing to construct an integrated and whole sense of self that will help to ensure healthier relationships.

- 1-19: You have an established sense of security in who you are and a confident perspective on your sense of personal wholeness, which should serve you well in your relationships.

I am a strong advocate for pre-marital and post-divorce counseling.

The experts say that first of all, it takes 5 years for a person to totally recover and be ready for a second marriage. And secondly, you will most likely repeat the mistakes you made in your first marriage, unless you get post-divorce counseling. For those facing a third, or even fourth marriage....counseling should be mandatory.

Before my divorce was even finalized, I had already taken an intensive week-end long counseling course, and a 6-week long, group-type of counseling. I felt I needed that....and I was right.

The singles ministry of my church offers 6-week long courses two times every year, dealing with relationships. Every course is different, with different topics and counselors. I am now on my 5th course, and the above is what our session was about tonight.

One of the women said tonight, that after being divorced for 2 years, she thought she was ready to re-marry, but now, after it being 3 years, she realizes that she really wasn't as ready as she originally thought.When we are considering a life-long commitment, I don't think we can objectively evaluate our readiness.

The two times I thought I had found the right woman, I ran some of the details past my daughter. She has an amazing ability to immediately get all the fluff out of the way, and get right to the core, with an incredible Godly accuracy. If she wasn't a Christian, it would be scary. I now know that when a relationship begins to form, to trust her wisdom.

In my last serious relationship, after I had run a few of the aspects of our relationship past her, she asked me one question, and in 12 words, nailed what my future would look like if I had married that woman. I couldn't see it at the time, but I can see it now.

As painful as the break up was, I can now thank the Lord for causing it. As the experts have predicted, without counseling, she has repeated some of the same mistakes from her two prior marriages, as she looks toward her 3rd marriage. We all need help in this area of our lives. Every one of us. I hope she gets her own help, she deserves it.

I'm sure she is probably as grateful as I am, because I am still on the road to my own recovery from divorce. I am finding that even with all the help I have sought out, and received, I have made some of the same mistakes I did with my ex. I am so thankful I found a church that cared enough for me, and others like me, to offer this kind of much needed assistance in living.

I hope the above will help you, if only to encourage you to seek an objective person to help guide you.
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Your Direction Determines your Destination Sep 19, 2008 1:40 am
Mood: cautious, 564 Views
That was one of the points taken from Prov 7 this past Sunday morning.

Let me paraphrase it.

A grown up was watching a group of young people, and noticed one youth in particular who lacked judgment. He was walking down the street of the adulteress, IN THE DIRECTION OF HER HOUSE (Direction determines destination).

Suddenly, out of nowhere (right, a big surprise since he was heading her direction), she comes out to meet him. She was dressed like a prostitute and had intentions to "have her way with him."

Well if catching his eye with her skimpy attire, wasn't enough, she grabbed him and kissed him.

What do you think is going on in his mind? Here is this older "experienced" woman, coming on to him.....surely his ego has just been stroked by this aggressive woman. He already has something to brag about when he hooks up with his buds, later!!

But wait!!!! It's not over yet!!!
She says she has a meal waiting for them at her house, and: "today I have fulfilled my vows."

My word!!! This sexy woman has just come from church, and offered her sacrifice AT THE ALTAR!! Surely this must be planned by the Lord!!! How could this not be from God???

"I came looking for you, and finally found you." WOW, she sure knows how to pour it on. She says she has already prepared the bed for their love-making....and her husband is out of town for quite a while, so they are safe.

So "with persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk." She took advantage of one of mens' greatest weaknesses.

"Now then my sons, do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.....her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death." .....Direction Determines Destination.

I'm sorry if this may have offended you, but it IS the BIBLE, and it was preached in a conservative and large church.

Although the subject was relating to a specific sin, the principle remains the same: whatever direction the various parts of your life are heading, that's where you are going to end up.....sobering thought.

While some women might think this is a rare event, I can assure you, it's not.....even in church circles.

There is a woman in town, married to a wealthy and well-known business man, who has shamelessly flirted with me in a church service, leaving no doubt in my mind that she was trying to seduce me. I had to bite my toungue and flee youthful lust.

So, women, speaking on behalf of the single guys (especially) you know, we need your prayers.....please!
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