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Semblance

1 December 2005

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WASSUP - Who says I can't spell?

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae (you siltl need to get the rgiht ltters) . The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt

Andrew

I can't believe it, some of you are still looking for the spelling mistakes!

Thanks for this, Richard

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INSIGHT OUT - Christmas is coming

I've finished our Christmas shopping and it's all wrapped!
I've even got some emergency gifts for embarrassing moments when you are given a gift you were not expecting.
And this is all before the first of December.
It's amazing how that has changed my attitude.
It's like I have an allergic reaction to Christmas.
Too much to do in too little time.
Done before Christmas!
I'm "well done" before Christmas.
But this year things will be different.
It's all wrapped up.
All I have to do now is ...
Enjoy.

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

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OUTSIGHT IN - Semblance

All is not as it seems.
The glitter may not be gold.
When image is everything, it's no wonder that we may be the most deceived of all.
Fact and fiction have become indistinguishable.
We trade in image or appearance rather than the real thing.
Semblance is the "appearance or representation of," a stand in for the real thing.
No wonder you thought you were talking to a dummy the last time you were served and told, "have a nice day!"
Chances are, it was a dummy!
The words and the smile were there, but was it real?
When was the last time you experienced buyers regret or had an inner feeling of being let down?
When what you thought was, was not?
When you entered a relationship only to discover it was the semblance of a relationship?

So how do you distinguish between semblance and the real thing?
Sift through the unreal in your own life.
To thyself be true
Don't trust everything you see or hear.
Trust your heart.

Foolish men mistake transitory semblance for eternal fact

Thomas Carlyle

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SEE YA SUNDAY - Super Kids Live

This Sunday morning - 8.30am & 10.30am
The children of St Columba will kick off our Christmas season this week in "Super Kids Live"
We have the most amazing children's church led by a wonderful team. Come and learn. Come and enjoy.

Bread & Wine - 9.45am - Weekly Communion

The Ride - 7pm - Combined with Sunday @ 7 in the Chapel - The Gift of Hope

Coming up - The Grinch
Children's live musical production
@ St Columba Church, 480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany
2pm and 7pm, Saturday 17 December
Entry by gold coin donation

Thanks for this time to chat

Andrew
St Columba
Where Life and Faith Meet
andrew.norton@stcolumba.org.nz

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It's free but don't steal

If this is of help to others, you are welcome to forward it. This e-mail letter is 97% original - 3% cut and paste & 100% fat free. 4U is copyright to Andrew Norton. That means you can't cut and paste it and call it your own (that's stealing). I'm happy for it to be used but please refer to the author.

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LAST WORD - Don't spoil what you have

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you have was once among the things only hoped for.

Epicurus


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