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Grace Waters's Blog – November 2011 Archive (3)

The 80/20 Rule

There are a lot of things that I want. For instance, I would not mind a three series BMW with all the trim. Nor would I mind a walk-in closet full of nothing but designer clothing and shoes. Do I need those things? No. Is it ok to want those things? Yes. I just have to know the difference between needing and wanting. While those things I mentioned are blatantly superficial, they illustrate the point of an even greater dilemma-the battle of wants versus needs in every area of our lives. To…

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Added by Grace Waters on November 15, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

I Forgive Me

I did it.

Yup that was me,

Caught up in what I felt,

Instead of in what I could see.

I stepped in.

Played with the water.

Almost drowned before realizing,

I was in way too deep.

Somehow I stayed.

The temptation was too potent,

My feeble mind could not decipher,

the warning signs.

Way too late,

I realized that one moment,

can change a…

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Added by Grace Waters on November 15, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Jigsaw Puzzle

I like words. I enjoy fitting each word into a phrase that helps what I am feeling make sense. Creating a sentence is synonymous to a jigsaw puzzle in which only the correct pieces fit together. Inside each individual word is another small puzzle of sorts. My life, lately, has been like the synthesis of words into a complete phrase. The pieces have been arranged and rearranged until they fit. Unlike the puzzle pieces, which are inanimate and unfeeling pieces of matter, rearranging the…

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Added by Grace Waters on November 15, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments