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What on earth is there to be afraid of? Quite a lot actually…

There is no way that I can adequately deal with such a vast subject in 1000 words or so. It was fired up by my listening to Trans World Radio this morning; the preacher was talking about the consequences of fear and the topic of fearing God. Is fearing God counter-productive? I'm not quite sure why we should fear God except if there's been a mistranslation and it should perhaps be 'have a...

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The art of small-talk + real conversations

What triggered this diary entry This morning I had an allergic problem with a bandage that I had used to strap my knee and I went off to Paulton hospital for minor injuries. As luck would have it, the car park was full so I decided to go to the hub in Paulton  itself, that's the place linked to a small library and have a latte. It was here that my theme for the day was decided. This can happen...

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Doing Good vs ‘Do Gooder’

Deep down most of us want to do good rather than do harm. On the other hand let's look at the term do gooder. A do-gooder is a person who tries to help others, but in a way that some may consider annoying or impractical. The term is often used in a disapproving way. There may be mixed motives. In my wanderings on the Internet I found a chap called Jim Haynes who to put it mildly lead a colourful...

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Procrastination

Greetings everybody - I normally get my inspiration for what I'm going to write on a particular day in the morning but today, strangely, nothing came so I decided to devote myself to fiddling around in the garden, preparing the lunch, watching another excellent Richard Vobes video, wondering if my garden tools were going to make it through another year. I know I'm 80 years of age but gardening...

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A clear diary – bliss! + how to ask for something

The delights of social media I just love nosing around social media including Facebook and picking up sayings from people. I've come across one that's very helpful which reads as follows Empathy without boundaries is self destruction. Unconditional love doesn't mean unconditional tolerance. You have got to train your boundaries to be stronger than your soft heart, and your mind to be stronger...

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What does it mean to be ‘Lukewarm’

Having gone to bed fairly early at 10:30 p.m I rose at five o'clock and checked my previous diary entry on Bristol and decided on a whim, or was it inspiration, to write round to every meaningful friend I had saying that I had written the article and I was writing to them because I wanted to share it and also to announce that I was alive and kicking. No breakfast for me this morning because I'm...

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