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    <title>Awareness of Change</title>
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      <![CDATA[<div align="center"><u>Pain for the first time</u></div><div align="left">&nbsp;</div><div align="left">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Throughout&nbsp; elementary&nbsp; school&nbsp; I&nbsp; felt&nbsp; physical&nbsp; pain&nbsp; a&nbsp; lot.&nbsp; I&nbsp; got&nbsp; in&nbsp; trouble&nbsp; quite&nbsp; often&nbsp; and&nbsp; I&nbsp; would&nbsp; be&nbsp; punished&nbsp; for&nbsp; it&nbsp; in&nbsp; a&nbsp; physical&nbsp; way.&nbsp; I&nbsp; was&nbsp; learning&nbsp; how&nbsp; to&nbsp; skateboard&nbsp; and&nbsp; I&nbsp; fell&nbsp; down&nbsp; often.&nbsp; The&nbsp; school&nbsp; bullies&nbsp; always&nbsp; picked&nbsp; on&nbsp; me&nbsp; and&nbsp; I&nbsp; would&nbsp; get&nbsp; beaten&nbsp; up&nbsp; a lot&nbsp; as&nbsp; well.&nbsp; It&nbsp; wasn&#39;t&nbsp; until&nbsp; I&nbsp; joined&nbsp; middle&nbsp; school&nbsp; I&nbsp; began&nbsp; to&nbsp; feel&nbsp; real&nbsp; pain&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; first&nbsp; time.&nbsp; My Uncle&nbsp; had&nbsp; a&nbsp; few&nbsp; heart&nbsp; attacks&nbsp; before&nbsp; and&nbsp; I&nbsp; didn&#39;t&nbsp; really&nbsp; understand&nbsp; the&nbsp; servility&nbsp; life.&nbsp; That&nbsp; first&nbsp; year&nbsp; in&nbsp; middle&nbsp; school&nbsp; and&nbsp; unfortunately&nbsp; he&nbsp; passed&nbsp; due&nbsp; to&nbsp; another&nbsp; heart&nbsp; attack.&nbsp; When&nbsp; I&nbsp; went&nbsp; to&nbsp; his&nbsp; funeral&nbsp; and&nbsp; was&nbsp; viewing&nbsp; his&nbsp; lifeless&nbsp; body&nbsp; it&nbsp; occurred&nbsp; to&nbsp; me&nbsp; that&nbsp; this&nbsp; was&nbsp; the&nbsp; last&nbsp; time&nbsp; I&nbsp; would&nbsp; see&nbsp; his&nbsp; body,&nbsp; it&nbsp; made&nbsp; me&nbsp; sad&nbsp; to&nbsp; know&nbsp; he&nbsp; was&nbsp; no&nbsp; longer&nbsp; with&nbsp; us.&nbsp; I&nbsp; felt&nbsp; true&nbsp; pain&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; first&nbsp; time,&nbsp; I&nbsp; wept.</div><div align="left">Being&nbsp; raised&nbsp; believing&nbsp; that&nbsp; there&nbsp; was&nbsp; an&nbsp; after&nbsp; life&nbsp; and&nbsp; it&nbsp; was&nbsp; a&nbsp; better&nbsp; place&nbsp; then&nbsp; the&nbsp; earth&nbsp; was&nbsp; I&nbsp; felt&nbsp; joy&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; first&nbsp; time,&nbsp; I&nbsp; wept.&nbsp; That&nbsp; made&nbsp; me&nbsp; think&nbsp; that he&nbsp; did&nbsp; not&nbsp; stop&nbsp; being&nbsp; aware&nbsp; he&nbsp; only&nbsp; passed&nbsp; on.&nbsp; I&nbsp; put&nbsp; my&nbsp; Pain&nbsp; to&nbsp; death,&nbsp; I&nbsp; felt&nbsp; remorse&nbsp; for&nbsp; my&nbsp; way&nbsp; of&nbsp; past&nbsp; way&nbsp; of&nbsp; thinking.&nbsp; Death&nbsp; truly&nbsp; is&nbsp; a&nbsp; change. </div><br /><a href="http://toolstolife.com/users/Lyghts/blog/viewpost/24014/">read more...</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>2010-03-31 10:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Awareness of teaching</title>
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      <![CDATA[<div align="center"><u>Failure for the first time</u></div><div align="left">&nbsp;</div><div align="left">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; At&nbsp; age&nbsp; six&nbsp; I&nbsp; already&nbsp; thought&nbsp; like&nbsp; a&nbsp; teenager.&nbsp; In&nbsp; class&nbsp; I&nbsp; was&nbsp; always&nbsp; trying&nbsp; to&nbsp; teach.&nbsp; That&nbsp; was&nbsp; because&nbsp; I&nbsp; knew&nbsp; everything,&nbsp; If&nbsp; the&nbsp; teacher&nbsp; was&nbsp; wrong&nbsp; I&nbsp; would&nbsp; try&nbsp; to&nbsp; teach&nbsp; her&nbsp; the&nbsp; right&nbsp; way,&nbsp; my&nbsp; way.&nbsp; I&nbsp; didn&#39;t&nbsp; understand&nbsp; That&nbsp; I&nbsp; could&nbsp; be&nbsp; wrong.&nbsp; If&nbsp; another&nbsp; student&nbsp; asked&nbsp; the&nbsp; teacher&nbsp; something&nbsp; I&nbsp; would&nbsp; give&nbsp; the&nbsp; answer.&nbsp; And&nbsp; the&nbsp; answer&nbsp; I&nbsp; gave&nbsp; was&nbsp; the&nbsp; correct&nbsp; one,&nbsp; If&nbsp; I&nbsp; didn&#39;t&nbsp; know&nbsp; the&nbsp; correct&nbsp; answer&nbsp; I&nbsp; would&nbsp; over-analyzes&nbsp; it&nbsp; until&nbsp; I&nbsp; did.&nbsp; Unfortunately&nbsp; I&nbsp; did&nbsp; this&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; others,&nbsp; and&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; first&nbsp; time&nbsp; I&nbsp; was&nbsp; called&nbsp; me&nbsp; &quot;dumb&quot;&nbsp; and&nbsp; &quot;stupid&quot;. &nbsp; The&nbsp; teacher&nbsp; held&nbsp; me&nbsp; back&nbsp; a&nbsp; year,&nbsp; unknowing&nbsp; to&nbsp; me&nbsp; she&nbsp; held&nbsp; me&nbsp; back&nbsp; because&nbsp; I&nbsp; needed&nbsp; time,&nbsp; I&nbsp; thought&nbsp; it&nbsp; was&nbsp; because&nbsp; I&nbsp; failed&nbsp; at&nbsp; teaching.&nbsp; The&nbsp; next&nbsp; year&nbsp; I&nbsp; grew&nbsp; down&nbsp; some,&nbsp; I&nbsp; realized&nbsp; I&nbsp; don&#39;t&nbsp; know&nbsp; everything,&nbsp; and&nbsp; how&nbsp; to&nbsp; over-analyzes&nbsp; for&nbsp; myself.&nbsp; I&nbsp; also&nbsp; learned&nbsp; that&nbsp; we&nbsp; share&nbsp; this&nbsp; time&nbsp; together.&nbsp; I&nbsp; still&nbsp; taught,&nbsp; but&nbsp; I&nbsp; taught&nbsp; myself,&nbsp; and&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; first&nbsp; time&nbsp; I&nbsp; was&nbsp; called&nbsp; &quot;genius&quot;&nbsp; and&nbsp; &quot;gifted&quot;.&nbsp; Time&nbsp; Truly&nbsp; teaches&nbsp; us.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://toolstolife.com/users/Lyghts/blog/viewpost/23992/">read more...</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>2010-03-29 16:10:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Awareness of others</title>
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      <![CDATA[<div align="center"><em><u>The world for the first time.</u></em></div><div align="left">&nbsp;</div><div align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entering&nbsp; into&nbsp; the&nbsp; educational system is&nbsp; something&nbsp; we&nbsp; all&nbsp; go&nbsp; through.&nbsp; Preschool&nbsp; and&nbsp; kindergarten&nbsp; was&nbsp; pretty&nbsp; much&nbsp; the&nbsp; same&nbsp; for&nbsp; me,&nbsp; I&nbsp; played,&nbsp; I&nbsp; learned,&nbsp; I&nbsp; napped.&nbsp; The&nbsp; world&nbsp; was&nbsp; mine,&nbsp; The&nbsp; dreams&nbsp; where&nbsp; mine,&nbsp; the&nbsp; playground&nbsp; was&nbsp; mine ,&nbsp; the&nbsp; education&nbsp; was&nbsp; mine.&nbsp; First&nbsp; grade&nbsp; was&nbsp; when&nbsp; I&nbsp; began&nbsp; making&nbsp; friends&nbsp; and&nbsp; realized&nbsp; it&nbsp; wasn&#39;t&nbsp; all&nbsp; mine.&nbsp; My&nbsp; Friends&nbsp; had&nbsp; their&nbsp; friends,&nbsp; their&nbsp; families,&nbsp; their&nbsp; world.&nbsp; I&nbsp; began&nbsp; to&nbsp; learn&nbsp; that&nbsp; people&nbsp; were&nbsp; unique,&nbsp; we&nbsp; all&nbsp; have&nbsp; a&nbsp; unique&nbsp; view&nbsp; on&nbsp; life,&nbsp; even&nbsp; if&nbsp; we&nbsp; believe&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; same&nbsp; things, &nbsp; in&nbsp; our&nbsp; unique&nbsp; way,&nbsp; we&nbsp; learn&nbsp; the&nbsp; same&nbsp; things&nbsp; in&nbsp; our&nbsp; unique&nbsp; way,&nbsp; we&nbsp; speak&nbsp; the&nbsp; same&nbsp; things,&nbsp; in&nbsp; our&nbsp; unique&nbsp; way,&nbsp; we&nbsp; live the same lives, in&nbsp; our&nbsp; unique&nbsp; way.&nbsp; Our&nbsp; world&nbsp; is&nbsp; truly&nbsp; unique. </div><br /><a href="http://toolstolife.com/users/Lyghts/blog/viewpost/23978/">read more...</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>2010-03-27 13:02:37 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Awareness of death</title>
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      <![CDATA[<div align="center"><u><em>Fear for the first time.</em></u></div><div align="center">&nbsp;</div><div align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; About&nbsp; a&nbsp; week&nbsp; or&nbsp; two&nbsp; after&nbsp; I&nbsp; asked&nbsp; myself&nbsp; &quot; Who&nbsp; am&nbsp; I ? &quot;&nbsp; I&nbsp; was&nbsp; playing&nbsp; with&nbsp; my&nbsp; toy&nbsp; cars&nbsp; and&nbsp; pet&nbsp; dog&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; creek&nbsp; behind&nbsp; my&nbsp; house,&nbsp; I&nbsp; remember&nbsp; watching&nbsp; the&nbsp; water&nbsp; rushing&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; muddy&nbsp; bank.&nbsp; Somehow,&nbsp; I&nbsp; slip&nbsp; and&nbsp; slide&nbsp; down&nbsp; the&nbsp; bank&nbsp; and&nbsp; fell&nbsp; into&nbsp; the&nbsp; water.&nbsp; Struggling&nbsp; and&nbsp; fighting&nbsp; the&nbsp; raging&nbsp; water&nbsp; as&nbsp; it&nbsp; rushed&nbsp; over&nbsp; me&nbsp; and&nbsp; took&nbsp; me&nbsp; for&nbsp; a&nbsp; ride&nbsp; leading&nbsp; to&nbsp; a&nbsp; waterfall.&nbsp; My head being submerged,&nbsp; water&nbsp; filled&nbsp; my&nbsp; mouth&nbsp; and&nbsp; taking&nbsp; my&nbsp; breath&nbsp; away.&nbsp; Gasping&nbsp; for&nbsp; air&nbsp; I&nbsp; thought&nbsp; to&nbsp; myself&nbsp; &quot; Is&nbsp; this&nbsp; the&nbsp; end ? &quot;&nbsp; making&nbsp; it&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; creek&nbsp; bank&nbsp; but&nbsp; unable&nbsp; to&nbsp; climb&nbsp; due&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; slippery&nbsp; mud&nbsp; again&nbsp; I&nbsp; fall&nbsp; into&nbsp; the&nbsp; water.&nbsp; Feeling&nbsp; helpless&nbsp; I&nbsp; prayed&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; first&nbsp; time,&nbsp; I&nbsp; cried&nbsp; out&nbsp; for&nbsp; help&nbsp; &quot; Please&nbsp; I&nbsp; don&#39;t&nbsp; want&nbsp; to&nbsp; die !! &quot;&nbsp; then&nbsp; my&nbsp; first&nbsp; hero&nbsp; dives&nbsp; in.&nbsp; To&nbsp; my&nbsp; rescue&nbsp; comes&nbsp; my&nbsp; dog,&nbsp; a&nbsp; boys&nbsp; best&nbsp; friend.&nbsp; Helping&nbsp; me&nbsp; out&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; water&nbsp; and&nbsp; up&nbsp; the bank,&nbsp; muddy,&nbsp; frightened,&nbsp; and&nbsp; beaten,&nbsp; together&nbsp; me&nbsp; and&nbsp; my&nbsp; friend&nbsp; run&nbsp; to&nbsp; my&nbsp; loving&nbsp; family,&nbsp; I&nbsp; tell&nbsp; the&nbsp; story&nbsp; and&nbsp; I&nbsp; cried.&nbsp; My&nbsp; dog&nbsp; ate&nbsp; a&nbsp; meal&nbsp; deserving&nbsp; of&nbsp; a&nbsp; hero&nbsp; that&nbsp; night.&nbsp; Friends truly are heroes. </div><br /><a href="http://toolstolife.com/users/Lyghts/blog/viewpost/23954/">read more...</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>2010-03-26 02:30:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title> Awareness of life</title>
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      <![CDATA[<p align="center"><em><u>&nbsp;Awareness for the first time.</u></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It&nbsp; all&nbsp; started&nbsp; when&nbsp; I&nbsp; was&nbsp; about&nbsp; two&nbsp; and&nbsp; a&nbsp; half&nbsp; years&nbsp; old.&nbsp; My&nbsp; first memory,&nbsp; I&nbsp; was&nbsp; sitting&nbsp; under&nbsp; the&nbsp; house&nbsp; and&nbsp; I&nbsp; asked&nbsp; myself&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; first&nbsp; time&nbsp; &quot; Who&nbsp; am&nbsp; I ? &quot;&nbsp; it&nbsp; felt&nbsp; like&nbsp; a&nbsp; consciousness&nbsp; of&nbsp; self&nbsp; came&nbsp; from&nbsp; above.&nbsp; I&nbsp; knew&nbsp; my&nbsp; name,&nbsp; pictures&nbsp; of&nbsp; my&nbsp; family&nbsp; ran&nbsp; through&nbsp; my&nbsp; head&nbsp; and&nbsp; I&nbsp; knew&nbsp; who&nbsp; they&nbsp; were,&nbsp; I&nbsp; even&nbsp; knew&nbsp; who&nbsp; my&nbsp; pet&nbsp; was.&nbsp; Still,&nbsp; I&nbsp; did&nbsp; not&nbsp; know&nbsp; who&nbsp; I&nbsp; was,&nbsp; then&nbsp; something&nbsp; inside&nbsp; me&nbsp; said&nbsp; &quot; lets&nbsp; find&nbsp; out. &quot;&nbsp; That&nbsp; is&nbsp; when&nbsp; my&nbsp; journey&nbsp; truly&nbsp; began. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><u><strong>&iquest;ob ǝןoɥ ʇıqqɐɹ ǝɥʇ sǝop ǝɹǝɥʍ</strong></u><br /></p><br /><a href="http://toolstolife.com/users/Lyghts/blog/viewpost/23949/">read more...</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>2010-03-25 20:05:33 GMT</pubDate>
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