tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54150749250315939922024-03-14T04:48:32.404-07:00What Type of Character Are You Hanging Out With?Betty Alarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16132689351854403823noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415074925031593992.post-6272053733117389332013-03-22T07:17:00.000-07:002019-12-02T09:51:57.293-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #003e75; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The "Bible" and other religious books teach us to apply spiritual principles in our lives. When we meet people that don't apply spiritual principles in their lives or unto others that is a warning sign to look out for.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit, you will recognize them</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 120%;">Do people pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a
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<span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 120%;">Not everyone who says to me, Lord,
Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">You don’t have to take
my word regarding the deceptive personality types roaming around in the world. I do hope you will do the research and forearm yourself. I've experienced deceptive personality types for myself and I've learned to take the necessary
precautions to ensure to the best of my ability that it doesn't happen again.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Light bulb!</span></i><span style="color: #444444;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">In part five I'll be providing you with real-life stories and websites that you
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forearm them.<span style="color: #444444;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">Personally, I think people are growing
more spiritually and have high hopes of the world-changing for the better and are doing everything they can to promote change, Howbeit let’s also </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i>be realistic.</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i> </i>While doing everything we can to bring about change and to grow spiritually individually,
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">They're human beings</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"> in this world that have motives and intentions on hurting others simply because
someone hurt them, and because being able to devour, control and possess the<i> </i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i>innocent or inexperienced,</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"> is a form of power and control<span style="color: #444444;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">Please – don’t be
misguided by every philosophy of </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i>oneness,</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i>togetherness,</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i> consciousness</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">and the like; don’t allow those concepts to cloud your judgment nor your children's. Be </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;"><i>realistic</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">
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bless you. Pass the test of lessons that come your way by being empowered with
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 120%;">So let’s move on to profiles</span>.</b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;">Ever meet someone incapable of giving, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;"><i>love</i></span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;">? Do you even believe that such a
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into welcoming them into your space?</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Light bulb</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">!</span></i><span style="color: #444444;"> Hope you will do the research!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 120%;">Are these personality types ever sorry for
what they do? Click on the link and see for yourself</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 120%;">Only happens in the moves, right? I’m afraid not folks. And that’s very scary.</span><br />
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to be a sheep and conducted his self like one; until I had fallen into its
trap. My emotions had been stroked to the point of<b> </b>being oblivious to
the entrapment. When the sheep's clothing started peeling off, it was then that
I became aware that a stranger was now lurking in my space<b>. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">So why didn't I recognize the signs; why didn't the alight<span style="color: #b45f06;"> bulb</span> go off?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">I was in my second year of college. As far as life was
concerned, it was difficult to tell which end was up. I met a few gents in
passing and had a few episodes of puppy love, howbeit never had I met a master of
intrigue and disguise. Let me tell you – there is no way that a </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">light bulb</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">not
even a 100 watt </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">light
bulb,</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> could have outshone this </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">character’s</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> charm
and intrigue; the inexperienced sheep had met a very experienced wolf.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">I sometimes sit back and say to myself, "why couldn't my parents
have informed me in advance that real live monsters like </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolves in sheep’s clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> existed in
the world." Was I supposed to believe the horror shows that I'd seen on
television? I had no idea that making<span style="color: #444444;"> </span>the acquaintance of a monster or horror creature would actually be a likelihood along
life’s path; why wasn't I prepared beforehand with a profile or a description
of a </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolf in
sheep’s clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">?<span style="color: #444444;">’</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">If my parents could have informed me of a few </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">red flags</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> to be aware
of, maybe I would have recognized such a </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">character</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> coming my way, and I would have
ran in the other direction. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">No, I don’t blame my parents for the hell that I went through; I’m just making
a point; point</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> being, that being </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">forewarned
could have saved my hide from being drug through the mud</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Actually, knowing what I know today, it may not have helped even if my
parents had informed me; I’m telling you</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> it’s not easy recognizing a<span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolf in sheep’s<span style="color: #444444;"> </span>clothing<span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">or any </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">monster out there
that hides behind a disguise; tru</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">st me - they know the difference between a
sheep and themselves; and they know all the tricks of the trade to draw you in
and the right time to leap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">A master of disguise and
intrigue </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">shines</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> like</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"> a <span style="color: #b45f06;">brilliant light;</span> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> they
attract the gullible; the curious; the inexperienced; the open books and those
that like to be given back the scripts that they write. Masters of intrigue </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">and disguise are
brilliant </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">beings;</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> their motive
and intentions are nothing more than to prey upon the innocent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">Innocence</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> is a quality
that stands out. There was a time when I wore my heart on my sleeve, and
predators could see me coming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">All predators don’t necessarily fall in the general category of </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolves in sheep’s clothing;</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> some predators
are less experienced than others at being a con artist and can be very
transparent to someone with intelligence or street smarts; there're, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">however, personality types out there that can blow your mind and crush the
innocent beliefs and assumptions held regarding people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Even though meeting a </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolf in sheep’s clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> is an eye-opener; I wouldn't
wish the experience of meeting one on anyone; the trauma changes your entire
life. The reality is that wolves in sheep's clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">live in the world right beside you.
They live</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"> on
Facebook; chat cites, or right next door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">The after-effects of meeting a</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"> sheep in wolves clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> leave you
with emotions of skepticism; you become a watchful
person - for the rest of your life; you don’t take chances; it leaves you
doubtful of trusting anyone without first doing your research and really
finding out about the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">character </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">that you are considering welcoming into your space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Taking the time to learn the signs -- the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">red flags</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> that alert</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">you to a </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolf in sheep’s clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> personality
type could save your life. Being informed isn't one hundred percent seal
proof; however, you will be surprised at what your brain will </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">alert</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> you to once you have armed it
with ammunition to defend yourself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The mind is a computer of high intelligence, and once you arm it with knowledge
it will give back to you what you gave it; it will be your defense mechanism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Before going to the next chapter, I’d just like to say
that monsters and </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolves in
sheep’s clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> aren't gender-specific; they come in all genders; however, more females get sucked in by </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">male wolves in sheep clothing</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> simply because of the nature of females; females are nurturing, swayed by emotions,
trusting, willing, and open books; come on lady’s you know how we can be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Despite the nature of females, times have changed. There's no
reason females have to be left in the dark, stifled by emotions, or play
that nurturing traditional role.<span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">Light bulb!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">We have all the resources we need right at our fingertips to inform us
about anything, we need to know; if we just use the tools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Remaining trapped in ignorance and roles of tradition are a thing of
the past; do the research and teach your children how to protect themselves
from monsters, predators, and </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">wolves in sheep’s clothing;</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> arm them
with the ammunition before they venture out into the world – </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">doing it their way</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">A part of life is children growing up and finding their own path;
however, before they start the venture of </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">doing it their way,</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> forewarn them/empower them;
arm yourself with ammunition and knowledge of the types of personalities that
could be living right next door to you or lurking around in your space right
now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Poop really does stink, and they're really are monsters and </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">sheep in wolves clothing </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">lurking around
seeking someone innocent to devour; so watch out and be on the alert; you
will detect </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">the red flags</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> if you
have done the research, and when you see the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">red flag </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">find the closest exit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Betty Alarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16132689351854403823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415074925031593992.post-83937180399452508242012-05-06T05:01:00.003-07:002020-12-08T07:35:19.614-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Ah, there you are. I thought I'd lost you.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #feb80a;"><br />
</span></i><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Part three!</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In part two, I stated that t</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">he</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">wolf in
sheep's </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">clothing</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">reveals to
your itching ears what it knows your itching ears are eager to hear.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">How does that</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> realization</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">come about?</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Read on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #3f6c19;"><br />
<u1:p></u1:p></span>Getting to know
a person entails revealing information about yourself to a perfect stranger. What
does that revelation generally sound like? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">It sort of sounds like this:</span></i><br />
I think I<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>dislike that; I want
this, I need, I believe... and on and on until you have completely opened the book entitled,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>“This is who I Am.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What do you think the learner of all that knowledge is going to do
with all that FYI<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #3f6c19; font-size: 24pt;">?</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Here’s my conclusion on the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Knowledge is power!</b></span> As a mental notebook is stored in the
archives of the mind of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> character that</span> you allowed in your space, regarding all those intriguing idiosyncrasies; the two of you embark upon the
adventure of setting out to oblige one another’s desires? Isn't that what
people do? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Now here’s the kicker: </span></i><br />
After each of you endows the other with a compilation of details regarding your
personalities, your personal space becomes a lot more familiar. You settle into
a comfort zone, assuming that you're getting to know one another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />I ask you: Just because you've been charmed to feel comfortable by the details provide you by the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>character<span class="apple-converted-space"> that </span>exists in your space, does that mean
that you're now familiar with character lurking
in your space, or does it mean that character<i> </i>lurking in your space knows you and now has your number?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Think about it</i>:</span> if you're constantly receiving what you request from someone, aren't you going to eventually come to appreciate and think highly of the giver?</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Isn't the</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">character</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #e06666;"> </span></i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">by your side obliging you by giving back
to you --</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">your own open book</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> by playing the part you assigned it to play? After all, you created the
script.</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large;">Light bulb!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br />You hear what “your" itching ears wanted to hear.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Does this drama sound too farfetched?</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You’re probably saying come on, everybody’s not like that;
everybody isn't out to get you or has ill-gotten motives and intentions.</span></div>
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Well, my fellow hearers - you've heard the saying "the entire world is a
stage and every soul plays a part," haven’t you? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Think not that everyone is playing the same part; think not that
everyone’s motives and intentions are the same, or you shall be the fool of the
“wolf in sheep's clothing” delight<span style="color: #ffc000;">. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #ffc000;"> </span><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Light
bulb!</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #ffc000;"><br />
<u1:p></u1:p></span></i>I’m going to
stop here and let you feast on what you've heard thus far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I used to be one of those naive characters -- a <span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>sheep</i>
</span>that took people that entered my space at face value; never for a moment
doubting that there might be an ulterior motive involved, other than – the person liked what they saw and had a sincere interest in getting to
know me. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Turns out, I was observed by others as being a glass house that attracted onlookers who thought it fun to throw stones at the fragile beams that supported my
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God knows - my house got hit many times; until it came tumbling down, then my
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Just to set the record straight, my experience as a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">glasshouse</span></i> isn't
meant to incriminate every<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>character<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>that enters a person’s space; there're genuine personalities out there whose intentions are sincere. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">My point is: to walk around in the world, thinking that everyone that
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span><span class="apple-converted-space">Many personality types lurking<span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></span></span>around in the world; personalities that await the opportunity to</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> reveal to</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">your</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">itching ears what </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">your</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">itching ears are eager to hear.</span></div>
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<u1:p></u1:p>Let me take a moment to share my experience of allowing a character to enter my space, which I assumed had a<span class="apple-converted-space"><i> sheep-like</i></span> nature, howbeit turned out to be a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>sheep in
wolves</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>clothing,</i> and
what the effect of that revelation had on me; k</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">eep in mind while
I out there doing</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> my thing; nowhere</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> in my memory banks did I recall my parents warning me
about potential wolves in sheep's clothing; t</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">here is a vague memory about a shining knight on a white horse coming to
rescue me someday and living happily ever after. Talk about a
fairy tale; that victory has not shown up in reality yet. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #af0f5a; font-size: x-large;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Light
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that I had been baited by a<span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><i>wolf
in sheep’s clothing</i><i><span style="color: #af0f5a;"> </span></i>and the moments we shared together weren't genuine, I was traumatized. Nothing in life had prepared my psyche for
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The fantasy world that I grew up believing in, thinking that the nature of
people was that of a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>sheep</i>;
had now become a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>shattered
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encountering a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>wolf in sheep’s</i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color: #af0f5a;"> </span></i></span><i>clothing</i> opened my eyes to the real reality of life; it taught
me to be watchful and not to think that every character encountered should be
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The traumatic after-effects left me with a myriad of questions. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Could I ever trust anyone again?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Are all people in the world treacherous?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I had met a monster, and I was now trapped inside a disillusioned psyche, wondering - where do I go from here?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What about you. Have you experienced having your psyche disillusioned?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 25.6px;">You found yourself asking the person - "who are you?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 25.6px;">When the person you're in a relationship with turns out to be a <i>wolf in sheep's </i>clothing, it can change your life forever. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I know because it changed mine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 25.6px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 25.6px;">Words such as sheep, wolf, and wolves are used as metaphors.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 25.6px;">Sheep - represents a person that is genuine, naive, trusting, and revealing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 25.6px;">Wolf - represents a person with a watchful nature; someone knowledgeable of the nature of sheep; a master of intrigue and disguise; a predator that waits for the perfect opportunity to prey on its victims, and someone that violates your most sacred trust.</span></span></div>
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Throughout our teen years, we're endowed with the
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Ever heard the saying, "Two heads are better than one?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Do I have your attention? I hope so. Prepare
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">While out there doing it <i><span style="color: #b45f06;">your way</span>, </i>have you experienced thinking you knew someone so well, howbeit to your amazement, they turned out to be a nightmare from hell?</span></span><br />
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