tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14069358762951314372024-03-19T11:01:09.751+02:00i am Mrs KMinttu, Kivempi blogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830757885257007896noreply@blogger.comBlogger469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406935876295131437.post-26303143246908082782016-06-30T13:28:00.002+03:002016-06-30T13:28:15.567+03:002 words: thank you!<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been thinking about this a long time. I finally had the courage to admit myself: it's time to move on. It's time to say goodbye to this blog. Why? I'm part of a big project, that needs my attention. I also feel I want to write in my language. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this blog. I want to leave it when I still love it - with beautiful memories.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kiitos! If you're a Finnish reader, you'll find me <a href="http://www.kivempiblogi.com/">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Minttu, Kivempi blogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830757885257007896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406935876295131437.post-20569898022741151012016-06-16T22:21:00.002+03:002016-06-16T22:21:40.831+03:00Words of 2016 - June<br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow will be my last day of work. I'm a little melancholic about it, because I really enjoyed my job. I'm going to miss my students and fellow teachers. The last nine months have been a huge learning experience for me. I've learned a lot about myself and about my professional-self. Despite the melancholy, Im filled with gratefulness, for I got to experience all this right after graduating from university. I'm going to celebrate all the wonderful memories and people I got to meet - and hopefully touch.</span><br />
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<br />Minttu, Kivempi blogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830757885257007896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406935876295131437.post-32055505990982103372016-05-20T00:59:00.000+03:002016-05-20T11:22:15.277+03:005 Happy Moments In Life<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of my favorite songs is <a href="http://iammrsk.blogspot.fi/2016/04/songs-that-bring-joy.html" target="_blank">Masterpiece (Mona Lisa) by Jasmine Sullivan</a>. I love how it illustrates one of the big moments in life. I'm talking about the moment we notice our own value; our ideas and thoughts are important. We are beautiful and precious.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My big dream was to see New York City. That dream came true when I was 20 (and 3 times after that). I remember coming out of a subway station and being surrounded by skyscrapers and yellow cabs. The view took my breath away. I'd been dreaming about New York, and now I was there. Your big Manhattan moment doesn't have to have anything to do with New York, but it's a moment when you get to experience something you've anticipated for a long long time. You realise you're surrounded by it. It's really happening.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To experience a Marathon moment, you've had to work hard. You might feel tired and almost ready to quit, but something inside you gives you strength to carry on. And that realisation that you are working hard, pushing your limits and conquering yourself brings you joy. And when you finally cross that metaphorical finish line... Wow!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mandela moments are my favorite happy moments. You experience them when you realise, that something you've said or done, had a positive impact on someone else's life. As a guidance counselor I get to experience these moments almost on a daily basis, and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">that's why I love my job.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Often there's nothing worse than a Monday morning. You feel tired and unmotivated to start your work week, but still you have to get your butt out of your bed and make things happen. But Monday morning moments don't necessarily have anything to do with actual Monday mornings. Instead you realise how thankful you are for things you have in your life. You see how lovely your home is - though it might be small or you budget doesn't allow you to paint the walls. Or you feel how nice it is to just to walk and hold hands with your husband instead of going to a fancy restaurant. Small everyday moments.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once again, I have no idea what's going to happen. Once again I'm standing on the edge of something new and saying goodbye to something old, though it never really had time to become old. Once again I am reminding myself: don't worry. Everything will be alright.</span></div>
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<br />Minttu, Kivempi blogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830757885257007896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406935876295131437.post-69978200376724752512016-05-01T21:39:00.003+03:002016-05-01T21:44:49.617+03:00Lovely Letters - May/June Sign Ups<div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #161615; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Welcome to</span><span style="color: #161615;"> </span><a href="http://www.mysoulcalledlife.com/lovely-letters-a-snail-mail-gift-exchange-program/" style="-webkit-transition: all 150ms ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b84a6f; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 150ms ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Lovely Letters</a><span style="color: #444444;">!</span><span style="color: #161615;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #161615;">A bi-monthly snail mail pen pal program for bloggers </span><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and non-bloggers</em><span style="color: #161615;"> hosted by Mintspiration and</span></span><span style="color: #161615;"> </span></span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.mysoulcalledlife.com/2016/05/01/lovely-letters-%E2%99%A1-may-june-2016-sign-ups-march-april-link-up-post/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">My Soul Called Life</span></a></span><span style="color: #161615;">. </span><span style="color: #444444;">That’s right! We made another slight change to the program by welcoming not just the blogging community, but anyone who is looking to build new friendships by sending lovely letters and packages all across the globe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">▷</span><span style="color: #161615;"> </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/BuZh0U08gC" style="-webkit-transition: all 150ms ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b84a6f; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 150ms ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Click here</a><span style="color: #161615;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;">to sign-up for the <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">May thru June 2016 Snail Mail Exchange</span> ― remember sign ups will be open from <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">May 1st thru the 10th </span>and will close at <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">midnight PST.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">▷ <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pen Pal Pairings: </span>On the<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 11th of May</span>, you will receive an email letting you know who you have been paired with. Thereafter, you will spend the following <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 months</span> getting to know your partner through blog stalking, social media, Skype, or however you like! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">▷ <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Connect with Your Partner: </span>After receiving your pen pal’s contact information, you will have <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 days to connect with your partner</span></span>. If your partner does not contact you or respond within 2 days of being paired please </span><a href="mailto:mysoulcalledlife@email.com" style="-webkit-transition: all 150ms ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b84a6f; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 150ms ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">email </a><span style="color: #444444;">Claudia so she can attempt to pair you with someone on the waiting list. Bear in mind that <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">communication is key</span> and is essential in establishing a fun-filled pen pal relationship. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I truly hope that everyone who participated in March – April’s Lovely Letters Exchange had a wonderful time making new friends! If you would like to share your experience we highly encourage you to blog about it and thank your partner via social media using hashtag <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#LovelyLetters</span>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I wrote in my earlier post, </span><a href="http://iammrsk.blogspot.fi/2016/04/10-songs-that-make-my-cry.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">10 song that make me cry</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">, that music has a strong effect on me. This time I'm going to list songs that make me happy. I hope they could uplift you if you're feeling down.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the message of this song! We all should have that big realisation, that we are masterpieces - beautifully made. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's impossible not to dance when I hear this song. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's hope! There's a silver lining.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is such a girl power song!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This song reminds me that right now is good. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This song is also in English but the lyrics are not as lovely as in the Swedish version. This song is a true love song. A promise song. "Because I love you, just as you are..."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">7. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwLf4YehoQ" target="_blank">How Can I Keep from Singing by Audrey Assad</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9hth14hokI" target="_blank">Celtic Women</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because I have hope, how can I keep from singing?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to say, Eva Cassidy's all songs are divine. But Songbird speaks about love in such a lovely way.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If I'm feeling tired I put this song on and start to dance like a crazy woman. It works!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Music takes me places - sometimes to very emotional places. After listening one very melancholic song 10 times in a row, I decided to share other beautiful songs that touch me deeply. Some have those powerhouse climaxes. Some are very low key and mellow.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This melancholic masterpiece has 1 sentence that always makes me cry: It matters how this end,s cause what if I never love again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">2. Melancholy blue by Trisha Yearwood</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I remember the first time I heard this song; we were watching country music awards with my dad. (I'm from Finland and almost nobody listens to country, but my dad is a huge fan and I love some artists too) We both cried. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">3. Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) by Celine Dion</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It baffles me how Celine was ever able to record this song.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">4. Empty Chairs At Empty Tables from Les Miserables </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This might be, surprisingly, my favorite song from Les Mis. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eliza's parts are so touching!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This song illustrated insecurity and disappointment perfectly.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a hopeful song but so melancholic.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">8. Candle In The Wind 1997 by Elton John</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He sang the song at his dear friend Lady D's funeral. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">9. Broken Vow by Lara Fabian</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A BIG heartbreak song.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This song gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes when I think about Freddie Mercury.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">Check out my </span><a href="http://iammrsk.blogspot.fi/2016/04/songs-that-bring-joy.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">happy song list</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">, too!</span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel like there's too much going on in my life right now. Once again I'm feeling bit overwhelmed, because I'm not the most organised person in the world. It's a skill that would make my life so much easier - especially when you don't need extra stress from trying to find missing paper forms etc. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am trying to be more organised this month. So far it's been an uphill battle. But I'm not giving up.</span></div>
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<br />Minttu, Kivempi blogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830757885257007896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406935876295131437.post-17561826474637984852016-04-05T00:14:00.003+03:002016-04-05T00:14:20.694+03:00Spring Cleaning Inspiration - Plus a giveaway<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spring. Oh, I just love you so much! It means winter is finally over. Spring seems to give an extra spark of inspiration every time. This year I'm exited about decluttering. It might have something to do with a book I got to review (and host a giveaway, YAY!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's something satisfying in decluttering, don't you think. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decluttering books are pretty trendy right now, so before I started reading <span style="font-size: large;">Ruth Soukup's Unstuffed: Decluttering your home, mind & soul,</span> I wondered what new could it offer to this genre. There has to be something special about this book, because it's a best-seller (in Christian Personal Growth section) on Amazon! And there was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like how Ruth writes from a holistic (a fancy word) point of view. Decluttering is not just getting rid of stuff - it's getting rid of things, thoughts and habits that affect our well-being.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> My favorite part was reflecting what kind of vision I have for my home and the Unstuffed weekend challenge. I'm a challenge person, what can I say.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Communication. It's hard sometimes. I mean, really hard... even when you've decided to have </span><a href="http://iammrsk.blogspot.fi/2016/03/justin-bieber-marriage-lessons-feeling.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">a love-based marriage</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've noticed, that sometimes for some reason, I don't seem to be able to tell my husband what's really going on in my head or what I'm really feeling. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's not his fault, because it has nothing to do with him not understanding what I'm saying. What I'm saying is not what I really want and need to say.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I got married, I've noticed how confusing marriage can be. And when I haven't defined a feeling, hidden very deep inside my heart, <i>I</i> become very confusing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I say things I don't mean. I act the way I don't mean to act. But because I don't know what I'm feeling, my behaviour turns into a crazy emotional mess. When my husband answers rationally, it leaves me unsatisfied. Why? Because the real reason is still hidden. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've noticed that couples need to work hard to communicate better. I've also noticed, that before I can communicate better with my husband, I need to be able to understand myself better - to communicate better with myself. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've talked with many married ladies, and one thing that seems to be an issue for many of us, is the weird jealousy. I'm not talking about being jealous about other women. I mean, that we (I generalise) are jealous when the husband spends time with his (guy) friends. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But do we really want our hubby dearest to stop spending time with his friends? No! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But still we're upset when he has a guys' night and is excited about it. This is just one example of confusing feelings and how we react to them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I said, the jealousy thing was just one example. If that's not your thing, lucky you, but you might have something else that's turning you into a weirdo. Before you can communicate well, you have to know what you are feeling and thinking. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What's behind this jealousy? Why am I so insecure about this? Why? When? Where? Questions and more questions!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try to get inside your own silly little head, so what your communicating to your husband is really what you mean. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've noticed, that we are often jealous of his friends, because we feel he is not excited to spend time with us. When we're together, it's not "cool" or something he is dying to too. Maybe we're just... ordinary. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And if we are ordinary, something to not get really excited about, does they love us anymore? Are we not attractive anymore? Are they bored with us?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A dude called Einstein said that. Pretty smart guy, right!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You might be feeling a bit confused now. Why on earth would I be writing about Justin Bieber? Well, let me tell yah!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When a marriage is based on <i>the feeling </i>marriage is suppose to feel good and be easy. Your spouse is the one! The one who makes you feel good, who makes you happy. Loving him/her is not a chore and it comes easy. Feeling-based marriages don't require work, because love comes naturally. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the truth is, love is not easy - it doesn't come naturally. Love is not a feeling, love is a verb. Infatuation is a feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just love that! It illustrates love and relationships perfectly. Love means you water the grass under your feet. And what could that mean in real life, in your relationship? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be prepared to fail and love your spouse when he/she fails. You're only a human being. But consistently love him/her. Remember, love is a verb! Love your spouse even when you don't like him/her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's pure stupidity to give up on love, when your spouse doesn't make you happy anymore. Did you say I do to "Do you promise to "love" him till the feeling fades away and he stops making you forget that you're not happy?" or "Do you promise to love him in sickness and in health?" </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because the keywords can be tweaked, I chose the word <i>darkness. </i>And the book I chose to read <a href="https://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/undercover-jihadi-bride-9780008139582" target="_blank">was</a> Undercover Jihadi Bride.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought it from Kinokuniya, Singapore (I just love that book store) on our holiday there. And let me just say, I couldn't put it down. A true eye-opener. It really gave me an extra spark to do my best to help my own students to see how valuable and important they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Do you remember the "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die" scene from Despicable Me? I went through similar feelings on Friday, when I opened the parcel </span><a href="http://www.mysoulcalledlife.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Claudia</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> had sent me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was lovely to get a parcel from a different country! Claudia is such a thoughtful friend, that the goodies she sent me were nothing short of wonderful. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f you're wondering why Claudia sent my a parcel, go </span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://www.mysoulcalledlife.com/lovely-letters-a-snail-mail-gift-exchange-program/" style="color: #a64d79;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="color: #666666;"> to read more about the Lovely letters snail mail exchange. I send Claudia something too. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Funny story, though (not really): I was supposed to send my parcel from Thailand, because we were there on a holiday, but couldn't do it because the post office was closed. So I had to do it in Singapore. And all that hassle made me forget some of the things I had made and bought for Claudia. Couple days ago when I was unpacking my bags, I found them. </span></span><br />
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Minttu, Kivempi blogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830757885257007896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406935876295131437.post-62641097239808262652016-03-10T23:00:00.002+02:002016-03-10T23:00:12.796+02:00Words of 2016 - March<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This month I've been struggling with restlessness. I've been </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">worrying about the next school year, because I still don't know where I'll be working (or if at all). So instead of worrying, I want to celebrate the glorious <i>now</i>. My <i>now</i> is filled with beautiful blessings. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you may have noticed, I am co-hosting the Lovely Letters snail mail program with lovely Claudia. Since I was on a vacation in Southeast Asia, I wasn't able to post this month's sign up post. That's why we decided to give you couple more days to join us! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">▷ <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pen Pal Pairings: </span>On<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> the 6th of March</span>, you will receive an email letting you know who you have been paired with. Thereafter, you will spend the following <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 months</span> getting to know your partner through blog stalking, social media, Skype, or however you like! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">▷ <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Connect with Your Partner: </span>After receiving your pen pal’s contact information, you will have <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 days to connect with your partner</span></span>. If your partner does not contact you or respond within 2 days of being paired please</span><span style="color: #161615;"> </span><a href="mailto:mysoulcalledlife@email.com" style="-webkit-transition: all 150ms ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b84a6f; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 150ms ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">email me</a><span style="color: #161615;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;">so I can attempt to pair you with someone on the waiting list. Bear in mind that <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">communication is key</span> and is essential in establishing a fun-filled pen pal relationship. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">▷ <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mail Your Lovely Letter Parcel:</span> Your Lovely Letter parcel <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">must be</em> mailed via certified mail no later than <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the 25th of the April</span>. Please note that because we want this program to be affordable and enjoyable for all participants there is a<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> $7 limit</span>. Here my Pinterest board to help give you some simple, yet meaningful ideas to encourage your pen pal and to make them feel extra special: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I truly hope that everyone who participated in February’s Lovely Letters Exchange had a wonderful time making new friends! If you would like to share your experience we highly encourage you to blog about it and thank your partner via social media using hashtag <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#LovelyLetters</span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">January's </span><a href="http://iammrsk.blogspot.fi/2015/12/words-of-2016-january.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">word</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> would have been perfect for February too, but I choose </span><i style="color: #666666;">seek. </i><span style="color: #666666;">I want to see things for what they truly are. First impressions can be misleading. I want to </span><i style="color: #666666;">seek</i><span style="color: #666666;"> the truth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to <a href="http://www.mysoulcalledlife.com/lovely-letters-a-snail-mail-gift-exchange-program/" style="-webkit-transition: all 150ms ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b84a6f; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 150ms ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Lovely Letters</a>! A monthly snail mail pen pal program for bloggers hosted by <a href="http://iammrsk.blogspot.com/" style="-webkit-transition: all 150ms ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b84a6f; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 150ms ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Mintspiration</a> and <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Soul Called Life</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year I have a new daily routine. Everyday I'll write one thing that has made me grateful and happy that day. So far it's been easy to find those wonderful positive things. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Why I started gratitude journaling?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've always been person who has difficulties to enjoy the famous "right now". It's always been about waiting something. When I'll graduate from high school... When I'll go to university... When I'll get married...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's always when, never now. That's the reason why I started to write my gratitude journal. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Couple entries from my gratitude journal:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I've really needed my this </span><a href="http://iammrsk.blogspot.fi/2015/12/words-of-2016-january.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">month's word</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. It's been really busy time in work after the Christmas break. I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed. So much to do!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Lovely </span><a href="http://nomelizabeth.blogspot.fi/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Elizabeth</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> is my partner this month! Can't wait to send her my parcel. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the most important skills, that I have to have in my job (guidance counselor), is the ability to listen. We paid a lot attention to it during our BA and MA studies. A good counsellor should be an active listener.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've noticed, that being an active listener is not just for the counselors. It makes communication between people better. Well... it turns conversations into real communication. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe active listening could save marriages and friendships.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I read a really great quote on Pinterest (unfortunately I don't know whose it is):</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">"The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.</span>"</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think this quote puts it perfectly; the goal of listening should ALWAYS be understanding. So when you're having a conversation do everything you can to understand not only what the other person is saying but what she/he is feeling and where she/he stands. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to be an active listener, remind yourself, that everything doesn't have to (and should not) be about you. You don't need to bring up your own thoughts, experiences and opinions. Try to understand first!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try to make the other people realise that you:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we're having conversations, we often make conclusions and assumptions. If you want to be an active listener, you shouldn't do that, because that's not listening. That's you processing the information from your point of view. To avoid conclusions and assumptions, ask questions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try to ask questions, that encourage the other person to describe, analyse and reflect. Also try to avoid questions that have simple yes/no answers. This will help you to understand. Before making and assumptions, ASK.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Great questions:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can you tell me more about that? How does that make you feel? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An active listener shows the other person, that she/he is listening AND hearing. There are many ways you can do that. We already talked about asking questions. Questions not only help you to understand and not to make assumptions but they also help you to show the other person that you are listening. Another great way is to repeat what you've heard in your own words.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>An example:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You:<i> So he's not coming to this thing, though you want him to. And it's making you frustrated, right?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can also show the other person you're listening non-verbally. Don't look distracted or absent. DON'T do anything with your phone. Nod, make appropriate facial expressions and "Mmm". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An active listener doesn't judge. We all have our own ideals, principals, believes and personal histories. If you want to be an active listener, you have to learn to identify them. Because if you can identify them, you can learn to prevent them from stop making you understand. Remember, you want to hear, see and understand. You want to see the issue through the other person's point of view. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Active listening doesn't mean that you have to give up your own ideals and believes. They are an important part of you. But when you want to listen, you're not the one you want to listen to. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's important to remember, that it takes practice to become an active listener. It's a process and during that process you'll learn a lot about yourself. Though I'm a so-called professional listener, it's not easy for me. I'm still not perfect and I still have to practice it. I'm constantly training my mind to be an active listener. Number 4 is really hard for me. I have strong ideals and believes. They define me and my world. I need to work really hard not to let them interfere.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favourite "listening guru" is Soren Kierkegaard. You should definitely read his thoughts and ideas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I'm so excited about the Lovely Letters program! I'm hosting it with Claudia from </span><a href="http://www.mysoulcalledlife.com/2016/01/01/lovely-letters-january-2016-sign-ups/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Soul Called Life</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. Here's what it's all about:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's time to go back to work. Keep it simple. Don't fill your calendar too full. Stay focused on what's truly important. Remember your goals and do your best to achieve them. Focus so you don't get overwhelmed. </span></div>
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Minttu, Kivempi blogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830757885257007896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406935876295131437.post-14474126693718832922015-12-24T03:24:00.002+02:002015-12-24T03:24:45.225+02:00Christmas Blog Changes<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm changing things here on my blog! I'm super excited!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all: New name! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all these years I finally came up with a name that, I actually like. So from now on, my blog is Mintspiration. I'm going to write about the story behind the name soon. I'm also buying my own domain name. But first, I'm going to celebrate Christmas with my loved ones.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I noticed that Claudia is hosting the 4th annual </span><a href="http://www.mysoulcalledlife.com/2015/12/14/2016-monthly-keyword-reading-challenge-sign-ups/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Monthly Keyword Reading Challenge</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. It sounds so fun that I'm going to join her. </span></span><br />
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