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I kept off my PC all day!

Well I did do a bit of peeking on my phone, but I feel refreshed and I got a lot of tidying done.  Now I'm back with renewed energy. Too much of anything leaves you jaded.  My flat needs several years off my computer to make any real difference!!  It's strange how we cling on to things that we never use.  Obviously it is good to have pictures of our past and little drawings our children did, but do not think that you can hold on to the past, you cannot.  No matter how you try it is past and gone.  By all means use the past to inform the present.  Remember the things you used to worry about which never happened, what a waste of energy! So now you can put your worries into perspective and treat them as imposters who will never come home to roost.  If you are trusting in Jesus there are no worries than can touch you, you are safe in His keeping. But you do have to keep reminding yourself of that fact or the worries will creep up and cloud your vision. I love you dear reader!

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