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Category: Thoughts on life

My highlights for 2009:

Opportunities to speak and meet nice people

-I spoke at the Huntington Beach MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group of about 60 women. How nice to see so many young moms fellowshipping together. I can totally relate to all the questions they asked. For me to give them answers now is easy. It’s much easier said then done when you are in the middle of frustrations with your kids. I’ve been there, and am glad for the opportunity to give them some encouragement and perspective.

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Growing up I did not celebrate Christmas with any great meaning. We were not a religious family; Christmas had no significance for us. We merely enjoyed 2 weeks off school and a few presents from relatives. My parents, pragmatic Chinese parents that they were, did not give us presents. (“We give you room and board, what more do you want?”) There were no meaningful traditions in our family that I can remember, which means any tradition we did have made no impact on me.

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Thanksgiving came too fast this year. I got my autumn decorations up a few days before Thanksgiving. Now only a week and a half later I had to take them down.

It’s also easy to let Christmas go by too quickly without taking the time to decorate the house. Is it worth the trouble? Why do we bother with untangling lights, taking out those old ornaments, and tired looking wreaths?

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Much of what we do is dependent on what other people do.

I have a real estate transaction scheduled to close next week. But most likely it will not close on the scheduled date because the closing depends on another closing that is being delayed. Delays in closing are no surprise in real estate because…

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In church service today, my pastor said something like, in today’s society, it is really hard for people to be thankful. There is always something more or something better than what we have. It’s hard to be satisfied. The saddest people are the ones who get what they really want, and find it unsatisfying.

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