It is said, “pride cometh before the fall”, and that is true. Wikipedia’s definition is this,
Pride is an inward directed emotion that exemplifies either a high sense of one's personal status or ego (i.e., leading to judgments of personality and character) or the specific mostly positive emotion that is a product of praise or independent self-reflection. Philosophers and social psychologists have noted that pride is a complex secondary emotion which requires the development of a sense of self and the mastery of relevant conceptual...
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Summer already???!!!
In a previous post, I spoke about Spring in the South. Spring is one of my favorites, but it is always followed by the worst time of the year for me. Summer in Alabama! The heat is oppressive and the humidity unbearable.
This time of the year clothes and make-up are a minimum. Don’t bother trying to make your hair look nice because it won’t. Last year my hair...
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The difference between my youth and today’s youth
When we moved back to the states I was 16 years old. I could not wait to find a job so I could have some spending money. My first “real” job was at Taco Bell. I worked every day after school and weekends. If someone didn’t want to work, they knew they could count on me to take their hours. The more I worked the happier...
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Changes
If there is something in your life you don’t like, your weight, your job, whatever, and you don’t do anything about it, all you are doing is bitching. Until you change it, you are just bitching. Change can be good, and we all change each day, in one way or another, and for the most part, I’m not a fan of it. That...
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