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Changes

The sun rises high

to take its place

in the azure sky.

Leaves fall

And soon all

Will be brown

And frozen to the ground.

Winds blow

And soon the town

Will be full of snow

The Sun set soon

to make way for

the beaming Moon.

                                                ~ Doug Palmer

 

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Sometimes we are put in situations

Sometimes we are put in situations where God had put us to see how we will respond. Some behaviors are hard to accept, but understanding the behaviors is understanding what struggles we all may have. Alot of times I have to be careful on how I approach a situation. I come on too strong when I get upset. I have asked for forgiveness where I have failed as a sister or to a friend because I get upset over stupid things. Patience is a future. In my past there are things I wish I could have done differently. I am still growing and learning day by day.

I always ask for peace and guidance and for God to make me the example. I am truly thankful for all that I have and have learned.  When you learn to forgive, you have a peace inside of yourself. God has forgiven us for the mistakes that we have made. I have learned to look at things differently. To forgive can be a blessing and peaceful gift. Life is too short to be angry. Doing the prayer challenge does help out alot. I know that we are always challenged every day.

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Forgiveness and Acceptance

On September 2012, I arrived at the Tedford Shelter from Freedom, New Hampshire. Because of a domestic situation I had a lot of anger and fear inside of me.

But God opened my eyes to a lot in the shelter. It’s hard to forgive a situation that you don’t have control of, but I began to pray and ask God to forgive my anger with the situation I had. I needed God to make me over for the better.

God made me realize it’s about me forgiving others and having peace. I have learned to look at things differently. When you learn to forgive, you have a peace inside of yourself. God has forgiven us for the mistakes we have made. To forgive can be a blessing and a gift. Life is too short to be angry.

It’s been three years here now in Brunswick and I learned it’s not healthy to hold so much anger inside toward others. I want to be an encourager, whether I’m working in the hospital with patients or on the floor at the restaurant. I want to learn to listen and pick my words wisely.

A wise man once said to be great is an honor but to spread happiness is a joy.

~ Ruth Morrow

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Facing Change

Change, altering the paradigm, adjusting fire etc. can mean several things good or bad.

Changes are inevitable. The way we face those changes are the key to life. Examples include having a baby. Your whole world, lifestyle, everything changes. You can do nothing without factoring the needs and interests of that little human you have created.

Another change is in working or careers. We all have to inevitably change our work either through retirement or just having to leave a job. Again it requires out internal problem solving skills to figure out how we pay our bills, etc.

With all change there can be a sense of loneliness. One cannot face life change alone. We must seek help, comaraderie, assistance.

Change can be difficult but also wonderful. Stable environments are boring. Change needs to happen and moves all of us to, hopefully, better things.

As Americans we love change. It is a fundamental part of our government. We change our President, Congress, mayors and school board every few years. Our laws are designed to change, to live in a way. No law is static either due to increasing restrictions on enforcement or punishment or lessoning of some. Americans have the opportunity to change their environment for better or worse.

Change is acceptance of risk. Life is risky. How we analyze, plan and execute for those risks, those changes can determine the outcome.

Infants become toddlers. Toddlers become kids. Kids become teenagers. Teenagers become young adults. Young adults become adults, parents, career folk, retirees, grandparents and so on and so on. Change, good or bad, is life.

 

~Lisa Green

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