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  • 24th February, 2025

    You are not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday.

    Jason Mraz

    Success is not guaranteed in every endeavor, and it is unwise to presume otherwise. Such a mindset can lead to unnecessary distress and potentially result in significant self-esteem problems.

    You can however try your best every day. Definition of everything you can do will not be the same every day. Some days you will move mountains and some days you will just clean your room. The important part is to keep a promise that you gave to yourself.

    If that promise is success then that’s a promise that’s hard to keep and failing to keep it can lead to discouragement. However, if the promise you gave to yourself is simple I will give my best every day, then that promise is far more realistic and feasible.

    In the end, don’t beat yourself up about failures, they are just something that gives flavor to the upcoming success. Now look to your daily life. What can you improve and in what areas can you give a little more of yourself? Have a lovely Monday everyone 🙂

  • 23rd February, 2025

    I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down”

    Abraham Lincoln

    Maybe you’ve heard this quote before or maybe you haven’t, but chances are you haven’t thought about it in a slightly different context of a word friend.

    I know for myself that I certainly wouldn’t be here right now without my dearest friend, who helped me in the toughest of times. Last year I lost the job that I loved and to say “loved” might actually be an understatement. I really enjoyed doing it and on top of that the pay was one of the highest in the whole country, a dream situation. I was devastated and, at times, I still am, I am still recovering from that smack of reality.

    However through that loss I met a great friend and who knows if I would have met him if I hadn’t had lost that job. Meeting him also pushed me into marrying my wife (we had a civil marriage before), this time in church, in front of our friends and family and to try going for a second child after the wedding.

    All of this would have been impossible without that friend that I met at just the right time, and that friend that I am talking about is Jesus Christ and God almighty. It seemed ridicules to go for a second child with both of us being unemployed, but we felt kind of called to do it… and you know what? It is turning out to be just fine and I can feel and see God protecting us and guiding us in all aspects of our life.

    I did something because I didn’t want to let my God down and it seemed to have directed me towards some beautiful family success. Do something good for God and I guarantee you He’ll see your effort and award you in due time. He really is a good and just God.

  • Kids – burden or blessing?

    Kids – burden or blessing?

    Heavy topic.

    While it is customary to leave a conclusion part for the end of an article, I have quite strong feelings (as you could probably tell by reading the rest of the article) about this topic that I want to make an exception to this and address my opinion upfront and immediately:

    Children are a blessing!

    How can we call ourselves a great civilization or even worse “an evolved civilization” if we see our children as burdens and not practical? How far can civilization survive without children (or to clarify: enough children)? I am not saying that jobs and careers are not important, but they are not more important than children. What good, in the long run, are you doing to civilization by postponing kids (and then probably never having any or maybe one, two at best) in favor of your career?

    Now I am certain that some would claim that some individuals made more impact on development of civilization through their work then through their children (if they had any). While that statement is true for some individuals, it’s an exception which doesn’t make it a rule.

    Of what exactly are kids getting in the way when you are young (early 20s)? Partying multiple times a week and drinking until 3 am and then being hungover most of the next day? You could say that the kids would get in the way of your studying but in majority of the cases I’d say that’s BS.

    You have three things to do as a young person: studying, marriage and family, partying and traveling. Now you only have time to do two of these three things comfortably, it’s all about priorities. It’s not that you don’t have time to have a family, it’s just not high on your priority list, at least not above having fun and drinking the night away. That is fine, but don’t lie to yourself (and others) saying you don’t have time for kids, just say “I don’t have kids because I don’t want them”.

    I know I came on pretty harsh, but it doesn’t bother me when people don’t have kids / don’t want to have kids. What bothers me is the notion that these little ones are a burden, now.. even that claim wouldn’t bother me so much if something much worse (by far) came from it and that something is… ABORTION.

    When people start killing their unborn children because they don’t feel like having them and caring for them right now, that is not an “advanced and developed civilization”. That is a very primitive and ruthless society, acting like animals. The act of abortion is so wicked and vile that it is no wonder that people doing it have come up with all kind of excuses and terms to dehumanize the unborn child as much as possible by calling it a “just a clump of cells” etc.

    These terms are understandable because if they would face reality with themselves, the guilt would probably eat them alive. However, while it is understandable it is not justifiable, because just because you don’t want to admit that you are killing a baby that doesn’t change the fact that you are.

    You can say things like “Well, what about rape or incest victims?” but the fact is that they are a very marginal case and even in those cases do you think it is fair to punish an unborn child, who did nothing wrong, for the wrongdoings of his/her father? “But that child will always be a reminder for me of the horrible thing that happened to me!” I doubt that but even so… how is that a justifiable reason? So why not kill all men that resemble the raper? Oh you can’t, because the law forbids that, so you are going to kill as many of them as you can, that the law allows, and the only ones you can (that would remind you of horrible rape event) is the child in your womb. Horrific.

    I could talk about abortion and how illogical it is for hours (and probably will in later posts someday) but I think this is enough for now.

    I repeat, children are a blessing, bringing immense joy and laughter into our lives, as they teach us the true meaning of unconditional love and creativity. As they grow and explore, we witness their milestones, those are the memories you will cherish forever, no memory comes even close to that. From their first steps to their first words, all of them a reminder of the preciousness of life and the importance of family within any prospering civilization.

    I try my best not to judge people as I believe God is the only judge, I merely try to open peoples eyes to the truth and facts so that they have enough time to ask forgiveness from God and also to forgive themselves.

    Have or don’t have kids, your choice, but do not harm them and accept your responsibilities.

  • 22nd February, 2025

    He who kneels before God, can stand before any man.

    Ezra Taft Benson

    This reminds me of a interview I saw with a former CIA employee where he talked about how Christianity is constantly trying to be suppressed. He mentioned one situation where the order came from the top of the CIA management that forbade wishing marry Christmas and all other Christianity related stuff/discussions in the office and only he and one other colleague where surprised and shocked by such order. If disobeyed, they would face administrative penalties.

    He, being a true Christian, disobeyed the order and upon leaving the office he said “Goodbye, and by the way, Marry Christmas!”

    He then said something that I very much agree with, he continued explaining why was only Christianity targeted by saying “Christians are the only ones that don’t respond to tyranny” and that makes us impossible to control. We only have one true king we serve and that is Jesus Christ and we will not disown our king, no matter the penalty!

    I will probably write an article about this someday, where I will go more in dept and will probably post the link there to the video that I am referring.

  • 21st February, 2025

    If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything

    Mark Twain

    I loved this quote the moment I saw it for the first time way back in my high school. It goes well with another one from John Spence:

    If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of the past…

    When we lie, we are constantly being haunted by that lie, even if went well and nobody suspects anything, we are still worried that somewhere down the road truth will come out and bite us in the ass.

    So ever since then (my high school) I decided not to lie again. I didn’t manage to completely refrain from lying, I’m only human after all, but I’d say I’m doing pretty good, I lie maybe 20 times a year and usually about small stuff. Nowadays I actually feel physically bad if I lie. Someone might call that a weakness but I’m proud of my honesty.

    Being honest has really helped me in life as it keeps the past in the past, I don’t carry much baggage with me from it. Secondly, it helped me build credibility and trust with my friends and especially at my work.

    I hope you as well consider being more honest from now on :)w