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Confessions of a Coffee Addict
I started drinking coffee when i was in college, whenever i study in the early morning hours I always have my mug with coffee in it. I would sit back, relax and smell the delicious sweet aroma of my beloved coffee, yes laugh all you want, but i was in love with coffee or let’s just say “ADDICTED” to it. I can’t be my normal self when I can’t have my coffee, okay let’s face it, I am cranky during morning (duh!) i am not a morning person, never was. I usually consumed 5 or 6 packets of coffee in a day, imagine me drinking that much caffeine which is never good for the body, at that time I was too stubborn to think about my health. I kept on with my coffee drinking until my father advise me to cut some slack on it, I never listened to him….
One day I was at work, I just finished drinking my 3rd mug of coffee, I can feel my heart rate speed up (it’s like my heart would jumped out from my ribs, lol) and I thought it’s okay, it’s just the caffeine. Later on, I had diarrhea (lol, I was at work and i kept going to the comfort room…grrrr!) and I thought it was the food I ate. Later in the evening, I had a headache, I thought maybe it’s my PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) but again i’m wrong. The next morning, I found out some red bumps on my legs, I was really troubled now. I keep on thinking and trying to figure out my allergies for how many years what could have cause this, then it all came to me, it was the COFFEE. Because of my scars from the allergy, I never wear a skirt again, afraid to show my legs to a lot of people (ha! never! only a few can see it) and can never drink coffee T_T.
I ended my long term relationship with my beloved coffee last year, I miss coffee (waaaahhhh!). Whenever my officemates drink coffee, I go near their station, stand beside them and take a sniff of that sweet delicious smell… aaaahhhh! If only i can drink coffee again, I would savor the taste, treasure and love it….lol, laugh all you want but that’s the way I feel about COFFEE and as what Drew Sirtors said “Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with.” I, the COFFEE ADDICT, can’t even take a sip of coffee while I have to watch people drinking and enjoying their coffee, this is ABSTINENCE, this is TORTURE but I have to do this for the sake of my health and what’s good for me. So here I am, living a healthy lifestyle making up of the things I’ve done and refrain from doing bad for my health.
sinful tongue
In our everyday life, we can’t help and avoid using our tongue in speaking, and sometimes we use it to hurt, lie, flatter, boast, backbite and etc. I do admit I have sinned and misuse my tongue to the extent of hurting other people, I am not perfect and I have sinned against God. I admit I had a very bad temper before and my father always stated to me “Think twice before you speak once,” I have learned from him and it did do some good things on me and in my life. As what I have learned from the Bible (James 3: 7-8) “For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” It was also indicated in the Bible that a person’s character can be judged by the way they use their tongue. I do believe in proverbs and learnings from the Bible but you cannot judge the person why he is like that because every person has a story behind it. If you think about it, if you let loose of your tongue and do misuse it, it can cause damage to others and it will hurt them. It is better to tame your tongue from saying such hurting words and think what you say first so as not to hurt anyone.
There are different kinds of tongues in the Bible:
FLATTERING TONGUE (Psalm 5:9)
“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.”
PROUD TONGUE (Psalm 12:3-4)
“The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?”
LYING TONGUE (Psalm 109:2; Prov. 6:17)
“For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.”
“Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood”
DECEITFUL TONGUE (Psalm 120:2)
“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.”
PERVERTED TONGUE (Prov. 10:31; 17:20)
“The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, but the perverted tongue will be cut out.”
“He who has a crooked mind finds no good, and he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.”
SOOTHING TONGUE (Prov. 15:4)
“To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion”
HEALING TONGUE (Prov. 12:18)
“There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
DESTRUCTIVE TONGUE (Prov. 17:4)
“An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.”
MISCHIEVOUS AND WICKED TONGUE (Psalm 10:7)
“His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.”
SOFT TONGUE (Prov. 25:15)
“By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.”
BACKBITING TONGUE (Prov. 25:23)
“The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.”
Nowadays people curse, mock and lie when face with their adversary/enemies, thus provoking that person into anger and not resolving the problem. It is better to watch our tongue, control and tame it to avoid hurting people. Thus listening is better than talking nonsense words, if you want to talk, talk with some sense and respect to whom you are talking to. Using profane and vulgar words should be minimize at all cost, at what James 3:6 stated “The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”
Taming the tongue itself is hard, but by practicing little by little we might be able to have a better personality and peaceful society. We should set an example to teenagers and to others, we don’t do it by just talking but through our actions. Start today and remember what 1 Peter 3:9-11 “Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.”
grandma
I was reminiscing the past
And remembering the times
We spent together
It always bring smile to my face.
Your love is so vast
You give your all, at times
I would think altogether
I am grateful to have your grace.
You taught me everything
And the values you’ve instilled in me
You brought me up like your own
Loving me in your own way.
You offered me anything
And I’m thankful for what you’ve given me
Now that I am grown
I wish and pray
For your health each passing day.
Grandma dear, you have played
A very special part in my life
I remember your goodness and your values
Sometimes I can be stubborn,
Make mistakes with my decisions
But if I stumble on a rocky path
I will stand up and think of you
As my pillar of strength.
You took care of me when I was a child
Now, it’s my turn to take care of you
As my undying loyalty and devotion.
I can’t get enough of this song, I love the lyrics and I would like to share this to everybody. It’s such a nice song…
“This I Promise You”
by: Ronan Keating
My love, here I stand before you
I am yours now from this moment on
Take my hand, only you can stop me shaking
We’ll share forever, this I promise you
[Chorus]
And when I look in your eyes
All of my life is before me
And I’m not running anymore
‘Cause I already know I’m home
With every beat of my heart
I’ll give you my love completely
My darling, this I promise you
My love, I can feel your heartbeat
As we dance now closer than before
Don’t let go, ’cause I could almost cry now
This is forever, I make this vow to you
[Repeat chorus]
My darling, this I promise you
My darling, this I promise you
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