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I read an article today that said that people experience their highest stress levels of the year during the Christmas season.
This starts with the Christmas decorations, goes through the procurement of gifts, various Christmas parties at the company, school or kindergarten through to the planning and organization of the Christmas dinner. Then there are the family obligations during the holidays (who is with whom and when?). Finally, in the post-Christmas period, it culminates in redeeming vouchers, exchanging gifts and clearing up the domestic chaos that the holidays have left behind (both organizationally and emotionally).
When I read this coherently, only one question comes to mind: "Why are we doing this to ourselves?"
Especially in view of the Christian history (very simple circumstances and only three visitors) and what Christmas actually stands for, much of the above is hardly comprehensible to me.
This effort is the complete opposite of what would actually be appropriate at this time of year and takes away so much of the meaning of the Christmas season.
And so I wish you that this week you have the opportunity to clear your head of all these “I have to, because that is what is expected of me” and to replace them with as many “I want to, because that makes me happy” as possible replace.
Ich habe heute einen Artikel gelesen, der besagt, dass die Menschen in der Weihnachtszeit das höchste Stresslevel im Jahr empfinden.
Das beginnt schon bei der Weihnachtsdekoration, geht über die Beschaffung von Geschenken, diverse Weihnachtsfeiern von der Firma, der Schule oder dem Kindergarten bis hin zur Planung und Organisation des Weihnachtsessens. Hinzu kommen dann noch die familiären Verpflichtungen während der Feiertage (wer ist wann bei wem?). Schlußendlich gipfelt es dann in der Nach-Weihnachtszeit in dem Einlösen von Gutscheinen, dem Umtauschen von Geschenken und dem Beseitigen des häuslichen Chaos, welches die Feiertage hinterlassen haben (sowohl organsatorisch als auch emotional).
Wenn ich das so zusammenhängend lese, dann kommt mir nur eine Frage in den Sinn: "Warum tun wir uns das an?"
Vor allem im Hinblick auf die christliche Geschichte (sehr einfache Verhältnisse und nur drei Besucher) und dem, wofür Weihnachten eigentlich steht, ist für mich vieles von dem oben genannten kaum nachvollziehbar.
Dieser Aufwand ist das komplette Gegenteil von dem, was in dieser Zeit des Jashres eigentlich angebracht wäre und nimmt der Weihnachtszeit so viel von Ihrer eigentlichen Bedeutung.
Und so wünsche ich Euch, dass Ihr diese Woche die Gelegenheit habt den Kopf frei zu bekommen von all diesen "Ich muss, denn das wird von mir erwartet" und diese durch so viele "ich möchte, denn das macht mich glücklich" wie möglich zu erstetzen.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
This “Königstiger II” (King Tiger) is one of the six tanks that were left by the 1st SS Panzer Regiment in December 1944 (Battle of the Bulge) when it had to withdraw from the village of la Gleize in the Belgian Ardennes. When US units came to clean up all the wrecks from the battlefield in July 1945, Mrs. Jenny Geenen-Dewez, the local innkeeper’s wife, offered to exchange the tank for a bottle of French cognac… and the Americans agreed. The imposing Tiger was moved into the main square of La Gleize and later restored. Today an interested collector would have to pay more than a million euro for it. (This is one of the six Tiger II tanks that survived history.)
Location: Baugnez 44 Historical Center.
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Photo taken near Alton, Illinois. Clark Bridge spans the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois. Taken with a Sony Alpha A7II.
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...read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. - Albert Einstein
two recent images captured her the house.. the RHWP is on the feeder, the YEWA is coming of a favorite willow
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Another of the many funny translated safety signs posted at tourist locations throughout China. This sign as posted on at the entrance to the shaky suspended foot bridge at the entrance to the Shibaozhai Pagoda. The pagoda is located on the northern bank of Yangtze River, to the east of Chongqing.
The dim light of the moon filtered through towering cathedral windows, casting silver beams across the vast library. Tall shelves lined with ancient tomes reached toward the vaulted ceiling, and the air smelled of leather and dust. At the heart of the room, a nobleman stood, his dark skin glowing faintly in the pale moonlight.
He wore a deep green velvet tunic, rich with gold embellishments that caught the light with every slight movement. His presence was commanding yet serene, a figure carved from nobility and mystery alike. In his hand, he held a thick, weathered book, the edges worn from countless readings.
His eyes, warm and inviting, met yours. With a graceful gesture, he extended the book toward you, his voice low and calm. “Come,” he said, a soft smile tugging at his lips. “Read with me. There is much to discover within these pages.”
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished shot from this day, 14th March, in 2016. Enjoy.
Sorry for the bad pic but I have a question what colour do you think I should do batman pattern in I'm not to sure and also if you know a paint I will buy it as I need to go to buy paint for superman too.
At The Fifty
Mithral * Mossy Wall Garden Trio Fat Pack
At Anthology
Elm. Lyra Decor//Table Lamp
Other items used ~
7 - Framed Wallpaper - Tropical 5 (texture change)
7 - Snuggles The Clown
7 - Greyson's Cigar
7 - Cat Burglar Painting
7 - Stackable Dolls (Row)
7 - Give Me A Reason (I Need You Tonight)
7 - Ophelia Chair PG 1.0
7 - Ashtray - Molly, Sept. 77
Soy. HM Various Beads Curtain [Tied] Multi
Soy. Reed Screen [Sudare] Dark -Down
Soy. MCM Low Cabinet
Bricolage Les Lapins
Bricolage Royal Greyhound Pup
Bricolage Royal Bulldog Pup
Bricolage Vintage Red Moroccan Rug
(NO) Abstract Face Vase - Rosa -Gold
(NO) Quirky Face Pot - Multi Faced
.spruce. himalayan salt lamp {natural}
Elm. Lillian Wall Frame [Pack 1]
Elm. Lily Wall Frame [Pack 2]
[Merak] - Pizza Arugula (decor)
Pitaya - Movie nostalgia - VHS tapes (pile 03)
Pitaya - Movie nostalgia - VHS tapes (pile 01)
KraftWork Anne Collection . Assorted Books Row B
KraftWork Anne Collection . Assorted Books Pile A
KraftWork Anne Collection . Assorted Books Bundle
8f8 - Eclectic Living - Spider Plant
Fancy Decor: Dover Shelf
Fancy Decor: Marina VCR - Black
Fancy Decor: Marina VHS Cassette
Fancy Decor: Marina Stacked VHS Cassettes
Fancy Fall Camellia Digital Clock
Fancy Fall Stiffkey Wicker Basket
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 5
hive // animated classic tv [brown]
[Kres] Art Deco Signs - Cinema
Dahlia - Wandering Soul - Macrame Planter - Red/Shot
{YD} Gypsy Soul Living Room - Calathea Vase
[ Venture ] Sunshine - Yellow Plain
[ Venture ] Bookshelf Art - Lost in Outer Space
Muniick - Dwyer Hangling Globe Lamp - Ceiling Long
CHAI. Eunoia Tapestry
CHAI. Confucius Plant
dust bunny . retro planters . disco ball . silver
{vespertine} - spices around the world/japanese shiso
:HAIKEI: SUGAR POP / 1
Mithral * Small Hoya Macrophylla (Pack C)
FINCA - Retro basement Speaker A
HIDEKI - STREET CATS AND PROPS V.2
**I never really gave up on
Breakin' out of this two-star town.
I got the green light,
I got a little fight.
I'm gonna turn this thing around.
Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?
The good old days, the honest man;
The restless heart, the Promised Land,
A subtle kiss that no one sees;
A broken wrist and a big trapeze.
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Background Stock from Deviant Art
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MIR sail training ship, home: "St. Petersburg", built 1987, during the SAIL DE RUYTER in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, 2007-08-26, photo by frizztext
I had a lovely afternoon tea and storytime with one of my best friends Annie and the story was nice... well the first half I may have fallen asleep and as you see Annie isn't pleased about that. I swear in my next photo I won't be wearing this outfit but I was so excited about Muriel's comeback and wanted to show it off one more time in a lighter look, be sure to check out the AD below to see the outfit in full. It comes in Youth and TD Fitted, and cost $L 70 per play and can be still be found at the Roselline Event, SLurls below.
.featured things.
Muriel. Simone Beret (Pastel Pack) @ Roselline Event
Muriel. Simone Overall - Toddledoo RARE
Muriel. Simone Loafers and Socks (Pastel Pack)
.other things.
.Annie's Armoire. Boy Bunny RARE
tram G0508 hair
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Stands on the podium March 14th 2023 tall and proud 🏆
Looks around smiling mischievously left, right and center with hands on hips
Accepts kisses 💋 💋 and a French bottle of Champagne 🍷 from the hostesses, poses with a grin for a quick photo 📷
Undoes the wire cage, shakes the bottle, pops the cork in the crowds direction, sprays the judges, hostesses, contestants, media, front row admirers and fans 😇 😇
Tilts my head back and drinks from the bottle as the bubbles massage my face, champagne dribbles down my neck and all over torso
Wide eyed, raises my hands in the air fist pumping and declares yelling 'ITS PARTY TIME' w00t fucking w00t 🎉
'Ive got a bottle of Tequila Ive been saving for you'
A man in a cafe in Rota, Spain reads a newspaper after having a bottle of Coke Cola. Image scanned from Tri-X negative that was shot in the early 1980s. (Re-released without watermarking for free download).
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"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from u s in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." -Sam Adams
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Blushing at this end from the joy of reading your latest epistle. Twas cool. Improving toward Perfection is a life time goal of many. Never achieved but trying, right? Some need so much help. If we each do our part, maybe Hades will be a little less full during that long eternal party without air conditioning.
Though at any party on this planet, I do not hang with every body. I stay in the corner, spy a few prior acquaintances or friends, and talk the night away. I am not too much on meeting and making great new friends from a large crowd. In fact, few parties do I attend. Who needs that or them? I am busy partying on Flickr.
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Scripture Needs to Be Read Spiritually, Says Preacher
Delivers Final Lenten Meditation for Pope and Curia
ROME, MARCH 14, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Scripture is not only inspired by God, but also "breathes forth God," that is, the Holy Spirit inhabits Scripture and animates it, says the preacher of the Pontifical Household.
Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa said this today in the Lenten meditation he delivered to Benedict XVI and the Roman Curia in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.
The sermon was the last in a series of meditations the preacher gave this Lent.
The series, titled "The Word of God Is Living and Effective," reflects the theme of the next Synod of Bishops on the word of God, to be held in October.
Father Cantalamessa spoke about the two meanings implied by 2 Timothy 3:16 "all Scripture is inspired by God."
He explained that the more common meaning is the "passive" one, referring to the way that God directed the writers of the holy texts.
The second meaning, the preacher explained, is "active": Scripture, is not only "inspired by God" but also "spirates God." "After having dictated the Scripture, the Holy Spirit is in a way contained within it; he ceaselessly inhabits it and animates it with his divine breath."
Setting him free
Father Cantalamessa then asked, "How do we approach the Scriptures in a way that they truly 'free' the Spirit that they contain?"
He said that "in Scripture, the Spirit cannot be discovered if not by passing through the letter, that is, through the concrete human vesture that the word of God assumed in the different books and inspired authors. In them the divine meaning cannot be discovered, if not by beginning from the human meaning, the one intended by the human author, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Luke, Paul, etc. It is in this that we find the complete justification of the immense effort in study and research that surrounds the book of Scripture."
But, Father Cantalamessa affirmed, there is a "tendency to stop at the letter, considering the Bible an excellent book, the most excellent of human books, if you will, but only a human book. Unfortunately we run the risk of reducing Scripture to a single dimension."
The Pontifical Household preacher pointed to a sign of hope: "That the demand for a spiritual reading of Scripture and one guided by faith is now beginning to be felt by some eminent exegetes."
The Capuchin urged a furthering of this "spiritual reading."
He explained: "To speak of the 'spiritual' reading of the Bible is not to speak of an edifying, mystical, subjective, or worse still, imaginative, reading, in opposition to the scientific reading, which would be objective. On the contrary, it is the most objective reading that there is because it is based on the Spirit of God, not on the spirit of man.
"Spiritual reading is therefore something that is quite precise and objective; it is the reading that is done under the guidance of, or in the light of, the Holy Spirit that inspired Scripture. It is based on a historical event, namely, the redemptive act of Christ which, with his death and resurrection, accomplishes the plan of salvation and realizes all of the figures and the prophecies, it reveals all of the hidden mysteries and offers the true key for reading the Bible."
Toward all truth
Father Cantalamessa said that this "spiritual reading" of Scripture applies to both the Old and New Testaments.
"Reading the New Testament spiritually means reading it in the light of the Holy Spirit given to the Church at Pentecost to lead the Church to all truth, that is, to the complete understanding and actualization of the Gospel," he said.
The preacher affirmed that spiritual reading both integrates and surpassed scientific reading: "Scientific reading knows only one direction, which is that of history; it explains, in fact, that which comes after in light of that which comes before; it explains the New Testament in the light of the Old which precedes it, and it explains the Church in the light of the New Testament.
"Spiritual reading fully recognizes the validity of this direction of research, but it adds an inverse direction to it. This consists in explaining that which comes before in the light of that which comes after, prophecy in the light of its realization, the Old Testament in the light of the New and the New in the light of the tradition of the Church."
Father Cantalamessa contended, then, that "that which is necessary is not therefore a spiritual reading that would take the place of current scientific exegesis, with a mechanical return to the exegesis of the Fathers; it is rather a new spiritual reading corresponding to the enormous progress recorded by the study of 'letter.' It is a reading, in sum, that has the breath and faith of the Fathers and, at the same time, the consistency and seriousness of current biblical science.
The Pontifical Household preacher ended his reflection with a word of hope regarding a return to a spiritual reading like that of the Church fathers.
The Capuchin said "from the four winds the Spirit has begun unexpectedly to blow again" and we "witness the reappearance of the spiritual reading of the Bible and this too is a fruit -- one of the more exquisite -- of the Spirit."
"Participating in Bible and prayer groups, I am stupefied in hearing, at times, reflections on God's word that are analogous to those offered by Origen, Augustine or Gregory the Great in their time, even if it is in a more simple language," he said. "Let us conclude with a prayer that I once heard a woman pray after she was read the episode in which Elijah, ascending up to heaven, leaves Elisha two-thirds of his spirit.
"It is an example of spiritual reading in the sense I have just explained: 'Thank you, Jesus, that ascending to heaven, you do not only leave us two-thirds of your Spirit, but all of your Spirit! Thank you that you did not give your Spirit to just one disciple, but to all men!'"
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EXPLORE # 298, 381, 432 on 3-17-2008, after being on initial list on Sunday, March 16, 2008.