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1. Malia

   Wow……I feel like this piece was written just for me. I’ve been through ALOT and things are finally changing for the better but I feel like I’ve lost some people along the way. I wish I could share THIS MALIA with them instead of the self-defeating Malia I used to be. My life was a soap opera, but I must confess that I created some of the drama with the choices I made. I’ll own that!

   Now that I can look back subjectively on things I see that bad things happen to good people to get our attention and to make us grow. You can’t appreciate the sunshine if it never rains, right? The rain develops the ground for something beautiful to flourish. I wouldn’t even want to be around somebody who had everything handed to them because that would mean that they’ve never been THROUGH “it”. Battle scars are needed in order to feel compassion for others. I want to be with someone whose been in the trenches and lived to tell about it. The love of my life told me once that it’s not my timing but God’s timing and life is like a game of chess. Each piece has its purpose but they have to wait until it’s their move. I guess it’s just not my turn yet!!!

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2. LoverOfPeace

   God allows us to suffer these things so that we can learn to overcome and be liberated. The more we go through and overcome, then the freer we are. Ultimately, God desires us to be free from all fear and for us to trust him 100%. But if I don’t go through the hard time God could never show me his faithfulness, and I would never learn how to overcome it. When I do get through these trails and tests my faith will be that much stronger, it will be refined through the fire. It will be as good as gold. Nothing, nothing, then, can ever take that away from me.

   But I often wonder how long? And when? When do I press through to the other side? When do I overcome fear? When does life get easier and better?

   For now, I will continue to persevere and overcome, and someday I will be an over-comer. Actually, I already am. But someday, the victory will be totally mine and the Lords, and everything I dream about will take place. Nothing can stop God or his plans. He has good plans for us, to give us a hope and a future, full of good things. (Read Jeremiah 29:11)

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3. Talisman

   Personally, I’ll take Malia’s point of view. Life is about struggle but our character defines how we deal with that struggle. Friends and/or family can help and support us through this wonderful process called life. After all the things that have and are happening to me, my friends still find it amazing that I’m such an optimist; but it just comes naturally to me. Life will hurl obstacles into your path. That is simply the way it is; but if you meet them head on, perhaps you can side-step or confront them (I prefer confrontation…lol). But if you falter a little or fall, just laugh and pick yourself up and get on the path again. At the very least, you’ll feel a little bit better about yourself but maybe, just maybe, how you handle your hardships in life can inspire others to do the same.

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4. The Heart of the City

   Hey every once in a while, God will allow you to fall on your face… Right now seems like a very bad time for everyone that I come in contact with. It seems as though everyone is struggling right now. Not a specific race, gender, social class. Everyone is going through it. It seems as though in my life when one thing goes bad, it’s like the Domino affect and shit keeps falling over. “When it Rains It Pours”… But we have to weather the storm, and we will be alright. Stay positive and keep your eye on the prize…

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5. nicoya

   It is always been my belief that all of us we go thru a journey in life, we have struggles of many kinds, and part of learning in life, it is going thru them and learning from them. But, i am an strong believer that without the love and faith in GOD who put us thru these experiences, to make us a better person, we will never accomplish our dreams, but above all, we need to have the love and support of our families, and speaking from my own personal experience, I went thru tough times but if had not been for the moral and principles that my parents tought me, I don’t know where I would be, and now I think my life is turning to be what i always dream to have (i am still working on it), i am not talking about materials things, i talking about spirituality-peace-love-tranquility-happiness. God bless!

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6. "a mom"

   Very touching. I’m one of those dreamers. I think that the bad things that happen to people happen to make us strong and make us realize when we take things for granted we need a little/big wake up call. Prayer has helped me thru divorce, losing both of my parents who where very young too young when they died and it helped me to raise 3 small children and just starting my life again. I know we are not all religious but I know most of us believe that something within keeps us going. Whatever it is our hopes and dreams count on it.

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7. "a mom"

   I am a work in progess!

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8. Malia

   I definitely agree with all of you and A MOM - I just have to tell you that you are an amazing woman once more. I don’t know if I could’ve gone through something like that, but perhaps you couldn’t have gone through some of the things that I’ve gone through. We all have our equal share in this thing called life and I don’t ever think that I am better or worse than anyone else. Trials will come but if we wait with anticipation and hope of things to come, things will turn out right.

   My advice to everyone (I’m giving it to you whether you want it or not….lol) is don’t be in such a hurry. You may be “pregant” with dreams for your life - yes the fellas too - but you may be trying to have your “baby” out of season. We can make messes in our lives, and sometimes get upset with God because things didn’t work out like we thought they would. Things will happen as God said if we wait on HIS timing. If God placed the desire in you, you can be assured the HE will bring to birth in the right season.

   -Eccesiates 3:1
   To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven.

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9. "a mom"

   Your right! I must say that the Lord has never failed me yet. He has given things that were good for me as well as not so good. But the growth in me comes from understanding why he has done these things. I’ve come a long way on my journey and if I can leave a drop or my experience and love on this earth to help someone anyone than surely “My living will not be in vain”.

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