Holding on. It is easy to let past grievances affect me. I have allowed people to hurt me before. I must not let these experiences make me hateful and resentful. But I must rise above this. I should not and can’t give them that much control over me. They are assigned to a horrid memory […]
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I Don’t Want to be Alone and Lonely. Humans are encoded to be social creatures. It is grafted into our genes to have companionship. Preferring solitude is not the norm and this psychological characteristic usually has some underlying motive(s) behind it. Touching and being touched in a wholesome manner brings out the best in a
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What to do if you don’t have any good memories? Realize that you have a good memory or two embedded someplace in your life. These life experiences may have a very brief duration. They may have come at lengthy intervals. But they are there. Be mindful that your memories are a product of your thinking.
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There is no making up for It. There are certain things that have been said and done in the past that can’t be made up for. I spend time with the elderly and ailing children. I volunteer to help the needy and the homeless. I deprive myself of certain indulgences and luxuries. I do all
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The one mistake. One night, I had been struggling with my drug addiction for a few years. I decided to break into a school in Tampa, Florida. I was living there at the time. I was looking for something to steal. I needed money to buy a hit. After getting onto the school grounds, I
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