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nDo you know what an oyster does when an irritating bit of dirt or sand, or even a parasite, gets into its shell?
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nThe oyster blocks the dirt / sand / parasite from the rest of its body, enclosing it in a special sac, and it begins to encase the pesky pest with a layer of calcium carbonate.
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nAnd another layer. And another.
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nAnd soon, the oyster has created a strong, hard case around the irritant. Not only is the case strong, it’s beautiful and lustrous – it’s a pearl!
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Motivational speaker DeAnna Bookert encourages us to recognize that the dirt thrown onto us by life – the attacks on us from others or from events – can help us to become stronger and even more beautiful.
Motivational speaker DeAnna Bookert encourages us to recognize that the dirt thrown onto us by life – the attacks on us from others or from events – can help us to become stronger and even more beautiful. n
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nShe encourages us to wear our pearls every year on December 15 to remind us of the good aspect of bad events.
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nHere are some photos of the various different types of pearls. They are here to remind you that, when we take our pain and use it to motivate us to make art, or to fight for ourselves and others, or to show our developing strength in another way, we end up with very different looking lives, very different expressions of strength and resiliency.
And all of that diversity is wonderful.
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nAlso on this date:
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Kingdom Day in Bonaire
Kingdom Day in Bonaire n
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nMidwinter Horn Blowing in the Netherlands
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nCat Herders Day
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nEngineer Gustave Eiffel’s birthday
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nBill of Rights Day
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nnAnniversary of the discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy
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Anniversary of first soft landing on another planet
Anniversary of first soft landing on another planetn
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest pages on:
Check out my Pinterest pages on:
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nHistorical anniversaries in December
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nJanuary birthdays
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