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“Satan is so much more in earnest than we are–he buys up the opportunity while we are wondering how much it will cost.”  ― Amy Carmichael
DDEVIL, GOD, SATAN

“Satan is so much more in earnest than we are–he buys up the opportunity while we are wondering how much it will cost.” ― Amy Carmichael

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“When you is precious to God, you become important to Satan.”
― Ron Hall, Same Kind of Different as Me

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THE GEM 30 NOV 2018 : WHEN FORTUNE SMILES ON THEE TAKE ADVANTAGE. (ENGLISH

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“I was smiling yesterday,I am smiling today and I will smile tomorrow.Simply because life is too short to cry for anything.” ― Santosh Kalwar, Quote Me Everyday

THE GEM 29 NOV 2018 : “THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER IS THAT FOR THIRTY YEARS SHE SERVED THE FAMILY NOTHING BUT LEFTOVERS. THE ORIGINAL MEAL HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND.” CALVIN TRILLIN

THE GEM 29 NOV 2018 : “THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER IS THAT FOR THIRTY YEARS SHE SERVED THE FAMILY NOTHING BUT LEFTOVERS. THE ORIGINAL MEAL HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND.” CALVIN TRILLIN

“Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!” Shunryu Suzuki  Shunryu Suzuki

THE GEM 28 NOVEMBER 2018 : “THERE MUST BE THOSE AMONG WHOM WE CAN SIT DOWN AND WEEP AND STILL BE COUNTED AS WARRIORS.” ADRIENNE RICH

THE GEM 28 NOVEMBER 2018 : “THERE MUST BE THOSE AMONG WHOM WE CAN SIT DOWN AND WEEP AND STILL BE COUNTED AS WARRIORS.” ADRIENNE RICH

“Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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    Source: A man should avoid these six evils: lust, anger, avarice pleasure, pride, and rashness, for free of these he may be happy. (Sanskrit). | THE OLD PROVERBIAL RECOVERY

    A man should avoid these six evils: lust, anger, avarice pleasure, pride, and rashness, for free of these he may be happy. (Sanskrit).

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    ” The queen’s mocking laughter cut in. “This is your treasure, Lord Sheftu?”

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    Though the sun shines, leave not your cloak at home.

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  • BEER
  • BEGINNING
  • BEHAVIOUR
  • BEING
  • BELIEF
  • BELIEVE IT OR NOT
  • BELONGING
  • BEST IS YET TO COME
  • BETRAYAL
  • BIG PICTURE
  • BIRDS
  • BITE
  • BITING
  • BITTERNESS
  • BLACKOUTS
  • BLAME
  • BLAME GAME
  • BLESSING
  • BLESSINGS
  • BLINDNESS
  • BLISS
  • BOAST
  • BOASTING
  • BOATS
  • BODY
  • BODY, MIND, SPIRIT
  • BOREDOM
  • BOUNDARIES
  • BRAG
  • BRAGGING
  • BRAIN
  • BRAINS
  • BRAVADO
  • BRAVERY
  • BREAKDOWN
  • BREATHING
  • BRIDGE
  • BRILLIANCE
  • BROKEN
  • BROKEN AND SOME OF THEM CAN'T BE MENDED
  • BUILD
  • BULIMIA
  • BURDENS
  • BURN
  • BUSYNESS
  • BUTTERFLY
  • CALLINGS
  • CALM
  • CAPTIVITY
  • CARE
  • CARING
  • CARNIVAL
  • CATASTROPHISING
  • CATS
  • CAUSE AND EFFECT
  • CAUTION
  • CELEBRATION
  • CENTRE
  • CHAINS
  • CHALLENGE
  • CHALLENGES
  • CHANCE
  • CHANGE
  • CHAOS
  • CHARACTER
  • CHARITY
  • CHASING
  • CHEAP THRILLS
  • CHILDREN
  • CHOICES
  • CHRISTMAS
  • CIDER
  • civilisation
  • CLARITY
  • CLEAN
  • CLEAN LIVING
  • CLIMBING
  • CLMBING
  • CLOWNS
  • COCAINE
  • CODEPENDENCY
  • COFFEE
  • COINCIDENCE
  • COLOUR
  • COLOUR ME IN
  • COMFORT
  • COMFORT AND DISCOMFORT
  • COMMITMENT AND FOCUS
  • COMMON PURPOSE
  • COMMUNICATION
  • COMPANION
  • COMPANIONS
  • COMPANY
  • COMPANY WE KEEP
  • COMPARISON
  • COMPASSION
  • COMPLACENCY
  • COMPLICATIONS
  • COMPROMISE
  • COMPULSION
  • CONFIDENCE
  • CONFIDENCE COURAGE AND CAUTION
  • CONFLICT
  • CONFUSION
  • CONS
  • CONSCIENCE
  • CONSCIOUSNESS
  • CONSEQUENCE
  • CONSEQUENCES
  • CONSEQUENCES AND OUTCOMES
  • CONSOLATION
  • CONSTANCY
  • CONTEMPLATION
  • CONTEMPT PRIOR TO INVESTIGATION
  • CONTENTMENT
  • CONTRADICTION
  • CONTROL
  • CONTROVERSY
  • COOPERATION
  • COURAGE
  • COURTESY
  • CRACK
  • CRAVING
  • CRAWL BEFORE NOONE
  • CREATIVITY
  • CRIME
  • CRITICISIM
  • CRITICISM
  • CRITICSIM
  • CROSSROADS
  • CRUELTY
  • CRY
  • CRYING
  • CUNNING BAFFLING POWERFUL
  • CURE
  • CURES
  • CURIOSITY
  • CYNICISM
  • DAEMONS
  • DAILY
  • DAMAGE
  • DANCE
  • DANCING
  • DANGER
  • DARING
  • DARKNESS AND LIGHT
  • DAWN
  • DDEVIL
  • DEATH
  • DEBAUCHERY
  • DEBT
  • DECENCY
  • DECEPTION
  • DECISIONS
  • DEEDS
  • DEEFECTS
  • DEEPLY
  • DEFEAT
  • DEFEATS
  • DEFECTS
  • DEFENCE
  • DEITY
  • DELUSION
  • DELUSIONS, MIRAGES AND ILLUSIONS
  • DEMON
  • DEMONS
  • DENIAL
  • DEPENDENCY
  • DEPRESSION
  • DEPRESSION THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
  • DEPTH
  • DERELICTION
  • DESIRE
  • desires
  • DESPAIR
  • DESPERATION
  • DESTINY
  • DESTRUCTION
  • DETACHMENT
  • DETERMINATION
  • DEVIL
  • DIFFERENCES
  • DIFFICULTIES
  • DIFFICULTY
  • DIFFICULTY AND EASE
  • DIGNITY
  • DILIGENCE
  • DIRECTION
  • DISAPPOINTED
  • DISAPPOINTMENT
  • DISASTER
  • DISCERNMENT
  • DISCIPLINE
  • DISCONTENT
  • DISCOURAGEMENT
  • DISCOURAGEMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT
  • DISCOVERIES
  • DISCOVERY
  • DISCRETION
  • DISCUSSION
  • DISDAIN
  • DISEASE
  • DISHONESTY
  • DIVINE
  • DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED
  • DOCTORS
  • DOGS
  • DOOM
  • DOORS
  • DOPE
  • DOUBT
  • DOWN DOWN DOWN
  • DRAMA
  • DREAD
  • DREAMING
  • DREAMS
  • DRINKING
  • DRUGS
  • DRUNKENNESS
  • DTs
  • EASIER SOFTER WAYS
  • EASY DOES IT
  • EATING
  • EDUCATION
  • EFFORT
  • EGO
  • EMBARRASSMENT
  • EMNVY
  • EMOTIONS
  • EMOTIONS AND MOODS
  • EMPATHY
  • EMPTINESS
  • ENCOURAGEMENT
  • ENDINGS
  • ENDURANCE
  • ENDURING
  • ENEMIES
  • ENEMY
  • ENJOYMENT
  • ENLIGHTENMENT
  • ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
  • ENTHUSIASM
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • ENVY
  • EPIPHANY
  • ESCAPE
  • ETERNAL
  • everyday life
  • EVIL
  • EXACT NATURE
  • EXAGGERATION
  • EXAMINE
  • EXAMPLE
  • EXCESS
  • EXCUSES
  • EXERCISE
  • EXISTENCE
  • EXPECTATIONS
  • EXPERIENCE
  • EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH AND HOPE
  • EXPLORATION
  • EXTRAORDINARY
  • FACING THINGS
  • FACTS
  • FAILURE AND MISTAKES
  • FAITH
  • FAITHFULNESS
  • FAITHFULNESS AND FIDELITY
  • FALL
  • FALLING
  • FAMILY
  • FAMILY OF ORIGIN
  • FANTASY
  • FAREWELLS
  • FARM
  • FATE
  • FATIGUE
  • FAULTS
  • FEAR
  • FEAST
  • FEELING
  • FEELINGS
  • FELLOWSHIP
  • FIGHT
  • FIGHTING
  • FINERY
  • FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
  • FIRST THINGS FIRST
  • FLATTERY
  • FLAWS
  • FLEXIBILITY
  • FLEXIBLITY
  • FLIGHT
  • FLOWERS
  • FLYING
  • FOCUS
  • FOLLOW
  • FOLLOWING
  • FOLLY
  • FOOD
  • FORCE
  • FORGETTERY
  • FORGIVENESS
  • FORTUNE
  • FOUNDATIONS
  • FRACTURED PERSONALITIES
  • FREEDOM
  • FRIENDS
  • FRIENDSHIP
  • FRIGHT
  • FRONTS
  • FRUIT
  • FRUITS OF RECOVERY
  • FULFILMENT
  • FUN
  • FUTURE
  • GAMBLING
  • GAOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND DEATH
  • GARBAGE
  • GENEROSITY
  • GENIUS
  • GENTLENESS
  • GEOGRAPHICALS
  • GHOSTS
  • GIFTS
  • GIN
  • GIRLS AND BOYS
  • GIVING
  • GLADNESS
  • GLUTTONY
  • GOALS
  • GOD
  • GODS
  • GOING DOWN
  • GOLD NUGGETS
  • GOOD STUFF
  • GOODBYE, FAREWELL
  • GOODNESS
  • GOSSIP
  • GRACE
  • GRANDIOSITY
  • gratitude
  • GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS
  • GREATNESS
  • GREED
  • GRIEF
  • GROG
  • GROUP CONSCIENCE
  • GROWL
  • GROWTH
  • GRUDGES
  • GUEST
  • GUIDANC E
  • GUIDANCE
  • GUIDANCE, SPONSORSHIP AND OTHER TEACHERS
  • GUIDE
  • GUILT
  • HABIT
  • HABITS
  • HALF MEASURES
  • HALLUCINATIONS
  • HALTS
  • HANDS
  • HANDY HINTS
  • HANG IN
  • HANGOVER
  • HAPPINESS
  • HAPPINESS, JOY, CONTENTMENT
  • HARD TIMES
  • HARM
  • HARP
  • HARVEST
  • HASTE
  • HATE
  • HEAD
  • HEAL
  • HEALING
  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING
  • HEARING
  • HEART
  • HEARTS
  • HEAVEN
  • HELL
  • HELP
  • HERE AND NOW
  • HERITAGE
  • HERMIT
  • HEROIN
  • HIDDEN
  • HIDING
  • HIGHER POWER
  • HIGHER POWERS
  • HINTS
  • HNOUR
  • HOBBIES
  • HOLES
  • HOLIDAY HINTS
  • HOME
  • HOME LIFE
  • HOMECOMING
  • HONESTY
  • HONOUR
  • HOPE
  • HORROR
  • HORRORS
  • HORSE
  • HOSPITALITY
  • HOTELS, INNS AND WATERING HOLES
  • HOW
  • HOW IMPORTANT IS IT
  • HOW IMPORTANT IS IT ?
  • HUMANITY
  • HUMANS
  • HUMILIATION
  • HUMILITY
  • HUMOUR
  • HUNGER
  • HURRY
  • HURT
  • HURTS
  • IDEALS
  • IDEAS
  • IDENTIFICATION
  • IDENTITY
  • IF ONLY
  • IGNORANCE
  • ILLNESS
  • ILLUSION
  • ILLUSIONS
  • IMAGINATION
  • IMAGINE THAT
  • IMPATIENCE
  • IMPORTANT
  • IMPULSIVENESS AND RASHNESS
  • INDECISION
  • INDEPENDENCE
  • INDIFFERENCE
  • INDIVIDUATION
  • INDOLENCE
  • INFINITE
  • INFINITY
  • INFORMATION
  • INJURY
  • INJURY AND HARM
  • INNER SELF
  • INNER VOICE
  • INNOCENCE
  • INSANITY
  • INSECURITY
  • INSIDE OF ME, OUTSIDE OF YOU
  • INSIGHT
  • INSPIRATION
  • INSTINCTS
  • INSULT
  • INTEGRITY
  • INTELLECT
  • INTELLIGENCE
  • INTENT
  • INTIMACY
  • intimate
  • INTO THE UNKNOWN
  • INTOXICATION
  • INTROSPECTION
  • INTUITION
  • INVENTORY
  • ISM
  • ISOLATION
  • JEALOUSY
  • JOURNEY
  • JOY
  • JUDGEMENT
  • JUNK
  • JUST SAY NO !
  • JUSTICE
  • JUSTIFICATION
  • KARMA
  • KEEP BREATHING
  • KEEP IT SIMPLE
  • KEEP ON GOING
  • KEYS
  • KILLERS
  • KINDNESS
  • KISS
  • KIT OF SPIRITUAL TOOLS
  • KNEEL
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • LAMENT
  • LATE
  • LAUGHTER
  • LAW
  • LAW AND ORDER
  • LAZINESS
  • LAZY BONES
  • LEAN ON ME
  • LEARNING
  • LEAST, LOST, LONELY
  • LEAVE DEPART GO
  • LESSONS
  • LET GO LET GOD
  • LIAR, LIAR
  • LIBERTY
  • LIE
  • LIES
  • LIFE
  • LIGHT
  • LIKE AND DISLIKE
  • LISTEN AND LEARN
  • LITTLE BY LITTLE
  • LIVE AND LET LIVE
  • LIVER
  • LIVING IN THE NOW
  • LIVING SKILLS
  • LIZARD
  • LOGIC
  • LOLLY JAR
  • LONELINE
  • LONELINESS
  • LONERS
  • LONGING
  • LOOK
  • LOOK OUT
  • LOSS
  • LOST
  • LOVE
  • LOVED ONES
  • LOVERS AND PARTNERS
  • LOYALTY
  • LUCK
  • LUST
  • MADNESS
  • MAGIC
  • MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS
  • MALICE
  • MANAGEABILITY
  • MANIA
  • MANIPULATION
  • MARIJUANA
  • MARRIAGE ETC
  • MARTYRS
  • MASKS
  • MASTER, MISTRESS, SLAVE
  • MASTERY
  • MATERIAL WORLD
  • MATURITY
  • ME, ME, ME
  • MEANING
  • MEDICATIONS
  • MEDITATION
  • MEETINGS.
  • MEMORIES
  • MEMORY
  • MEN
  • MENTAL
  • MENTOR
  • MERCY
  • MERRINESS
  • MESSAGE
  • MESSAGES
  • MIND
  • MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
  • MINE DETECTORS
  • MIRACLE
  • MIRACLES
  • MIRROR
  • MISCHIEF
  • MISERY, UNHAPPINESS
  • MISFITS
  • MISFORTUNE
  • MISSION
  • MISTAKE
  • MISTAKES
  • moderation
  • MODERATION IN ALL THINGS
  • MOMENTS
  • MONEY
  • MONEY MONEY
  • MONEY, POWER, PRESTIGE
  • MONSTER
  • MONSTERS
  • MOODS
  • MOON
  • MORAL
  • MORALS
  • MORNING
  • MOTHER
  • MOUNTAINS AND MOLEHILLS
  • MOURNING
  • MOVE ALONG
  • MSSAGES
  • MUSIC
  • MYSTERY
  • MYSTICAL
  • NARATEEN
  • NATURE
  • NEEDS
  • NEGATIVES
  • NEW BEGINNINGS
  • NEW YEAR
  • NEWS
  • NIGHT
  • NIGHTMARE
  • NIGHTMARES
  • NO
  • NO REGRETS, NO TEARS TO CRY
  • NORMAL
  • NOURISHMENT
  • NOW, VOYAGER.
  • NURTURING
  • OBEDIENCE
  • OBSERVE
  • OBSESSION
  • OBSESSION AND COMPULSION
  • OBSTACLES
  • OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES
  • ODDS AGAINST
  • OLD
  • OLD PEOPLE
  • OLD YEAR, NEW YEAR – REFLECTIONS.
  • ON AWAKENING
  • ONE DAY AT A TIME
  • ONE IS TOO MANY
  • ONE IS TOO MANY, 1000 NEVER ENOUGH
  • ONE STEP AT A TIME
  • OPEN MIND
  • OPEN MINDE
  • OPEN MINDEDNESS
  • OPINIONS
  • OPIUM
  • OPPORTUNITY
  • OPTIONS
  • ORDER
  • ORDINARY LIFE IN AN EXTRAORDINARY WAY
  • OTHER PEOPLE
  • OUTCOMES AND CONSEQUENCES
  • PAGGLES
  • PAIN
  • PAINT
  • PANIC
  • PARADISE
  • PARADOX
  • PARANOIA
  • PARTY
  • PARTYING
  • PASSION
  • PAST
  • PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
  • PATHS
  • PATIENCE
  • PEACE
  • PEFORMANCE
  • PEOPLE PLEASING
  • PEOPLE,PLACES AND THINGS
  • PEOPLING MY LIFE
  • PERCEPTION
  • PERFECTION
  • PERFECTIONISM
  • PERSEVERANCE
  • PERSISTENCE
  • PERSONALITY
  • PERSPECTIVE
  • PHYSICAL
  • PILLS
  • PITY
  • PLANNING AHEAD
  • PLANS
  • PLANT DREAMING DEEP
  • PLAY
  • PLEASURE
  • PLEASURES
  • PMA
  • POETRY
  • POISON
  • POLICE
  • POSITIVE
  • POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDES
  • POSSIBLY
  • POVERTY
  • POWER
  • powerless
  • POWERLESSNESS
  • PRACTICAL
  • PRACTICE
  • PRAISE
  • PRAISE AND COMPLIMENTS
  • PRAYER
  • PREJUDICE
  • PREPARATION
  • PREPARE
  • PRESENT
  • PRESENT AND FUTURE
  • PRESTIGE
  • PRETENCE
  • PRETENDING
  • PRIDE
  • PRIMARY PURPOSE
  • PRINCIPLES
  • PROBLEMS
  • PROCRASTINATION
  • PROGRAMME
  • PROGRESS
  • PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION
  • PROMISES
  • PROPHETS
  • PROPORTION
  • PROTECTION
  • PRUDENCE
  • PURPOSE
  • QUALITY
  • QUARREL
  • QUESTIONS
  • QUIET
  • QUIETLY, QUIETLY
  • QUIETNESS
  • RAGE
  • RAINBOWS
  • RANDOM SAYINGS
  • RATIONALISATION
  • REALITY
  • REASON
  • REBELS WITHOUT A CLUE
  • RECONSTRUCTION
  • RECOVERY
  • REFLECTION
  • REFUGE
  • REGRET
  • REJECTION
  • REJOICE
  • RELAPSE
  • RELAPSE PREVENTION
  • RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE
  • RELEASE
  • REMEMBER THIS
  • REMORSE
  • RENEWAL
  • REPENTANCE
  • REPUTATION
  • RESCUE
  • RESENTMENT
  • RESILIENCE
  • RESILIENCE AND TOUGHNESS
  • RESISTANCE
  • RESPECT
  • RESPONSIBILITY
  • REST
  • RESTLESSNESS
  • RESTORATION
  • REVENGE
  • RIDDLES
  • RISE
  • RISKS
  • RISKY BUSINESS
  • RIVAL
  • ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
  • ROBBERY
  • ROCKBOTTOMS
  • ROMANCE
  • ROMANCE AND LOVE ADDICTION
  • ROMANCE, SEX AND LOVE
  • RUIN
  • RULES
  • RUM
  • RUMOURS
  • RUNNING
  • SADNESS
  • SADNESS, SORROW AND UNHAPPINESS
  • SAFETY
  • SALVATION
  • SANCTUARY
  • SANITY
  • SATAN
  • SATISFACTION
  • SAVAGERY
  • SAVE ME
  • SEARCH
  • SEARCHING
  • SEASONAL
  • SEASONALLY
  • SEASONALLY YOURS
  • SEASONS OF MY LIFE
  • SECRETS
  • SECURITY
  • SEEING
  • SEEKING
  • SELF
  • SELF ACCEPTANCE
  • SELF CENTREDNESS
  • SELF CONFIDENCE
  • SELF DESTRUCTION
  • SELF DISCOVERY
  • SELF ESTEEM
  • SELF FORGETFULNESS
  • SELF HONESTY
  • SELF IMAGE
  • SELF IMPORTANCE
  • SELF INTEREST
  • SELF KNOWLEDGE
  • SELF LOVE
  • SELF OBSESSION
  • SELF PITY
  • SELF RESPECT
  • SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS
  • SELF TRUST
  • SELF WILL
  • SELF WORTH
  • SELFISH
  • SELFISHNESS
  • SENSE
  • SENSES
  • SENSITIVE
  • SERENDIPITY
  • SERENITY
  • SERENITY PRAYER
  • SERIOUS
  • SERIOUSNESS
  • SERVICE
  • SEX
  • SEX AND SENSUALITY
  • SEX LOVE ROMANCE
  • SHADOWS
  • SHAME
  • SHARING
  • SHELTER
  • SHORTCOMINGS
  • SICK AND TIRED
  • SICKNESS
  • SIGH, SIGH
  • SIGNS
  • SIGNS, VISIONS AND INDICATORS
  • SILENCE
  • SILENT
  • SIMILARITIES
  • SIMPLICITY
  • SIN
  • SINCERITY
  • SINGING
  • SISTERS
  • SITTING
  • SLAVE
  • SLEEP
  • SLEEPLESSNESS
  • SLIP, SLIDING AWAY
  • SLIPPERY PLACES
  • SLOTH
  • SLOWLY SLOWLY
  • SMELL
  • SMILE
  • SMILE, SMILE, SMILE
  • SMILES
  • SMILING
  • SMOKING
  • SNUFF
  • SOBRIETY
  • SOFTLY, SOFTLY
  • SOLITUDE
  • SOLUTIONS
  • SORROW AND SADNESS
  • SORROW AND UNHAPPINESS
  • SORROW AND WEEPING
  • SOUL
  • SOULS
  • SOUND
  • SPEAKER
  • SPEAKING
  • SPEECH
  • SPEED
  • SPIRIT
  • SPIRITS
  • SPIRITUAL
  • SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
  • SPIRITUAL PROGRESS
  • SPIRITUAL SELF-ESTEEM
  • SPIRITUAL TOOLS
  • SPITE
  • SPONSOR
  • SPONSORS
  • SPONSORSHIP
  • SRINKING
  • SSELF KNOWLEDGE
  • STAR
  • STARS
  • STEALING,ROBBING THIEVING
  • STEP 1
  • STEP 10
  • STEP 11
  • STEP 12
  • STEP 13
  • STEP 2
  • STEP 3
  • STEP 4
  • STEP 5
  • STEP 6
  • STEP 7
  • STEP 8
  • STEP 9
  • STEP10
  • STEP2
  • STEP4
  • STEP6
  • STEPPING STONES
  • STEPS
  • STEPWORKING
  • STILLNESS
  • STONED
  • STOPPING
  • STORIES
  • STORMS
  • STORMY WEATHER
  • STORY
  • STRANGE
  • STRANGERS
  • STRENGTH
  • STRESS
  • STRUGGLE
  • STUPIDITY
  • SUBCONSCIOUS
  • SUFFERING
  • SUGGESTIONS
  • SUICIDE
  • SUMMER
  • SUMMERTIME SECRETS
  • SUN
  • SUPERSTITION
  • SUPPORT
  • SURPRISE
  • SURRENDER
  • SURVIVAL
  • SUSPICION
  • TAKING AND GIVING
  • TALENTS
  • TALK
  • TALKING
  • TALKING AND SPEAKING
  • TANGLED WEBS
  • TEACHABILITY
  • TEACHABLE
  • TEACHING
  • TEARS
  • TEASING
  • TEMPTATION
  • TENACITY
  • TENDERNESS
  • TENSION
  • TERROR
  • THANK YOU
  • thankfulness
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME
  • THE BODY
  • THE MIND
  • THE SPIRIT
  • THEFT
  • THERAPY
  • THIEVING
  • THINK THINK THINK
  • THIRST
  • THIS TOO SHALL PASS
  • TIME
  • TIME OUT
  • TIMES OF TROUBLE
  • TIREDNESS
  • TOBACCO
  • TODAY
  • TOLERANCE
  • TOMORROW
  • TOOLS
  • TOUCH
  • TOUGH GOING
  • TRAGEDY
  • TRANSCENDENCE
  • TRANSFORMATION
  • TRAPS
  • TRAVELLING ON
  • TREASURE
  • TREASURE TIME
  • TRIALS
  • TRICKS OF THE TRADE
  • TROUBLE
  • TRUDGING THE ROAD TO HAPPY DESTINY
  • TRUST
  • TRUTH
  • TRY
  • TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
  • TRYY
  • TWISTED THINKING
  • UGLY
  • UNCONSCIOUS
  • UNDERSTANDING
  • UNHAPPINESS
  • UNIQUENESS
  • UNITY
  • UNKNOWN
  • UNMANAGEABILITY
  • UPFRONT
  • URGENCY
  • VALUE
  • VALUES
  • VANITY
  • VICE
  • VICIOUSNESS
  • VICTIM
  • VICTORY
  • VIDEOS
  • VIEW
  • VIGILANCE
  • VIOLENCE
  • VIRTUES
  • VISION
  • VODKA
  • VOICES
  • VOYAGE
  • VULNERABILITY
  • WAIT
  • WAITING
  • WALK
  • WALK THE WALK
  • WALKING
  • WANDER
  • WANTING
  • WANTING AND NEEDING
  • WANTING AND WISHING : DESIRES.
  • WANTINGS
  • WARNING
  • WARNINGS
  • WARRIOR
  • WARRIORS
  • WASTED DAZE
  • WATCHING
  • WATER
  • WE
  • WEAKNESSES
  • WEALTH
  • WEARINESS
  • WEARY
  • WEATHER
  • WEEP
  • WEEPING
  • WEEPING AND WAILING
  • WELCOME
  • WELLBEING
  • WHISKEY
  • WHISPERS
  • WHOLENESS
  • WICKED
  • WILD
  • WILDERNESS
  • WILDERNSS
  • WILDNESS
  • WILL
  • WILLINGNESS
  • WILLPOWER
  • WIN OR LOSE
  • WINE
  • WISDOM
  • WISE
  • WISHES
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NEWS OF BOB EARLE

Marc 4/18/2015 — Yes.. I found him. Well. Kind of. News of him anyways. He’s living in Nevada and from what I understand he has suffered some seriously declining health in the past few months. I talked to a friend of his who is in regular contact with him who said he’s in and out of the hospital. I am going to get an address of his friend that I can send a message to Bobby thanking him for all he’s given us/me. I will not post that address. However if people want to send me their note of gratitude I will gladly include it with mine — it in one big envelop to send. Time is of the essence as I will probably send my letter within a couple weeks of the posted date above. OPR - I will get an address for Marc. Until then, you can post a comment on the page. BOB EARLE

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