THE SCARS OF LIFE

Dear Guys: We can relate to this story. Enjoy and be inspired. Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore. His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could. Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him. >From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator. Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved. The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because! my Dad wouldn't let go." You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you. The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for you in every way But sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril - and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins - and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not ever let you go. Please pass this on to those you love. God has blessed you, so that you can be a blessing to others. You just never know where a person is in his/her life and what they are going through. Never judge another persons scars, because you don't know how they got them. Also, it is soooo important that we are not selfish, to receive the blessings of these messages, without forwarding them to someone else. Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them, and you love them, too- enough to not let them go.

Fire Drill

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This morning, we had our fire drill at exactly 9:00 am. We always have fire drills and it's done every year. I like that our school is implementing this kind of practice. It helps the students studying in our school to become aware and to know what is the proper ways to do when it really happens. It's funny but it's disappointing that some students treat it as a joke and not deal with it seriously. Another thing which is funny is that some students are over-acting, some are screaming and running while going down the stairs. And the last funny thing is that there are students who seem to have their own world and don't care what's happening around them (parang autistic).

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Body Tips

♥ Here are some tips on how to take care of your body ♥


☻Take a bath daily.

☻Use a deodorant and antiperspirant.

☻Use comfortable clothes and shoes.

☻Remove your hair in your armpits.

☻ Don't use deodorant if you don't have body odor or else you'll have one.

☻ Don't borrow clothes from your brothers, classmates and friends.

☻ For boys who have facial hair try to look in a mirror and try to see if it fits you.

Face Tips

☼ Here are some tips on how to take care of your face ☼


○ Clean your face before you go to sleep.

○ Use a facial wash for your skin type.

○ Before using anything, test it on your elbows.

○ Apply astringent and/or toners at night.

○ Eat plenty of fruits and drink plenty of water.

○ Do not touch your face with dirty hands.

○ STAY AWAY FROM THE SUN

Hair Tips

╬ Here are some tips on how take care of your hair ╬


~~► Use conditioner daily while use shampoo every other day.

~~► Change shampoo brand every 2-3 months. Use the brand that suits you.

~~► Activate first the shampoo before applying it to your hair.

~~► Use a wide toothed comb, preferably not plastic. Comb your hair slowly.

~~► As much as possible, do not expose hair to chemicals this early.

~~► STAY AWAY FROM THE SUN

My TLE reflection about adolescence(part 8)

* PHYSICAL CHANGES
--> Asynchronous
--> There's almost 2-year difference between the maximum physical growth rates for boys and girls.
--> It is difficult to determine the onset of puberty of the boys.

♣ GIRLS
◘ menstruation
◘ enlargement of the breast
◘ widening of pelvis gradual deposit of fat on the hips
◘ appearance of pubic hair

♣ BOYS
◘ appearance of pubic hair
◘ increased growth of hair in the body
◘ occurrence of nocturnal emission
◘broadening of shoulders


♠○♠ Among all the changes that happen to us during our adolescence period, the physical changes of our body is the most noticeable. Girls and boys definitely have different changes that occur in their bodies, although sometimes there are similarities like the increasing measure of our height, changes in our voices and etc. Based from what I've learned, changes may start early at the age of 8 and at the age of sixteen as the latest. Have you ever wondered why does your seatmate started to experience changes in his/her body but your body has not started to change yet? When that situation happens, you should not think that your abnormal or whatsoever because like what our T.L.E. teacher said, our body has its own biological clock which commands our body to change when it's already the time for your body to change. The third definition about the physical changes I've stated above is true. It is really hard to determine if a boy already starts developing physically because unlike the girls their physical changes are very obvious. I realized that I'm very lucky that this topic is discussed here in our school so that I'll have the prior knowledge of what changes that will happen to me in this stage of my life and it clears all the questions that are inside my mind about this.

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