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		<title>By: daniel pauling</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-2030</link>
		<dc:creator>daniel pauling</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WELL, this is Daniel. i read this and still must say i have a hard time telling you (my brother) things i want to say. even when i start to, it comes out wrong.  you have gone out of your way many, many  times,  for me. i don&#039;t understand why you have (maybe because you love your brother) but i am not ever gonna complain about it . lol. you always have been there at times of need. n-e-ways,  i started thinking about a weird thing last night. i started thinking about these &quot;angels in disguise&quot;. you are my birth brother but yet you seem to be that &quot;angel in disguise&quot; that has numerously, literally saved my life. it&#039;s interesting in many ways,  you were so busy with other businesses before and didn&#039;t have time for me (which i wouldn&#039;t want to hang around me either, lol),but yet at the times i was almost dead, guess who showed up? yeah, you, and saved me.  las vegas, hayfork, redding, and more than that.  you just had that intuition (god gave you) and i appreciate you and everything you do. i just sometimes don&#039;t know how to say things on my mind, and when i do,  i just express them in ways that when they come out, the things i want to say, seem to make me feel and sound retarded. oops...(mentally challenged).lol.. i don&#039;t know if i will be able to ever forgive some people in my life like you did and i know i need to but i just don&#039;t know how to sometimes and other times i don&#039;t want to. i know that&#039;s not the right way but, hey, my &quot;hatred&quot; was there before i can remember. i never could control it and still can&#039;t.. i am trying though. i still know i have many problems i couldv&#039;e never solved without your help...... on the other hand, there is still many problems i still have, that i don&#039;t know how to solve. the alcohol for one is my biggest. we know this. i will never go to rehab. to me that&#039;s jail. you can go but only if you have a desire to quit. i  have a huge desire to quit, 2 pictures on our wall is a huge one of my children, but i can&#039;t and want to but the feeling i get from these things i do, i can&#039;t give up easy at all. i have cut down a lot but still,  i am what  i am... i&#039;m trying. i just wanted say that i love you for once.  who cares who see&#039;s this. i don&#039;t. the garth brook&#039;s song.. &quot;if tomorrow never comes&quot;   well, there you are.  you know this would never come out of my mouth. i&#039;m too proud, but that&#039;s it. if tomorrow never comes..... thank you for everything. i love you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WELL, this is Daniel. i read this and still must say i have a hard time telling you (my brother) things i want to say. even when i start to, it comes out wrong.  you have gone out of your way many, many  times,  for me. i don&#8217;t understand why you have (maybe because you love your brother) but i am not ever gonna complain about it . lol. you always have been there at times of need. n-e-ways,  i started thinking about a weird thing last night. i started thinking about these &#8220;angels in disguise&#8221;. you are my birth brother but yet you seem to be that &#8220;angel in disguise&#8221; that has numerously, literally saved my life. it&#8217;s interesting in many ways,  you were so busy with other businesses before and didn&#8217;t have time for me (which i wouldn&#8217;t want to hang around me either, lol),but yet at the times i was almost dead, guess who showed up? yeah, you, and saved me.  las vegas, hayfork, redding, and more than that.  you just had that intuition (god gave you) and i appreciate you and everything you do. i just sometimes don&#8217;t know how to say things on my mind, and when i do,  i just express them in ways that when they come out, the things i want to say, seem to make me feel and sound retarded. oops&#8230;(mentally challenged).lol.. i don&#8217;t know if i will be able to ever forgive some people in my life like you did and i know i need to but i just don&#8217;t know how to sometimes and other times i don&#8217;t want to. i know that&#8217;s not the right way but, hey, my &#8220;hatred&#8221; was there before i can remember. i never could control it and still can&#8217;t.. i am trying though. i still know i have many problems i couldv&#8217;e never solved without your help&#8230;&#8230; on the other hand, there is still many problems i still have, that i don&#8217;t know how to solve. the alcohol for one is my biggest. we know this. i will never go to rehab. to me that&#8217;s jail. you can go but only if you have a desire to quit. i  have a huge desire to quit, 2 pictures on our wall is a huge one of my children, but i can&#8217;t and want to but the feeling i get from these things i do, i can&#8217;t give up easy at all. i have cut down a lot but still,  i am what  i am&#8230; i&#8217;m trying. i just wanted say that i love you for once.  who cares who see&#8217;s this. i don&#8217;t. the garth brook&#8217;s song.. &#8220;if tomorrow never comes&#8221;   well, there you are.  you know this would never come out of my mouth. i&#8217;m too proud, but that&#8217;s it. if tomorrow never comes&#8230;.. thank you for everything. i love you.</p>
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		<title>By: daniel pauling</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-6452</link>
		<dc:creator>daniel pauling</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WELL, this is Daniel. i read this and still must say i have a hard time telling you (my brother) things i want to say. even when i start to, it comes out wrong.  you have gone out of your way many, many  times,  for me. i don&#039;t understand why you have (maybe because you love your brother) but i am not ever gonna complain about it . lol. you always have been there at times of need. n-e-ways,  i started thinking about a weird thing last night. i started thinking about these &quot;angels in disguise&quot;. you are my birth brother but yet you seem to be that &quot;angel in disguise&quot; that has numerously, literally saved my life. it&#039;s interesting in many ways,  you were so busy with other businesses before and didn&#039;t have time for me (which i wouldn&#039;t want to hang around me either, lol),but yet at the times i was almost dead, guess who showed up? yeah, you, and saved me.  las vegas, hayfork, redding, and more than that.  you just had that intuition (god gave you) and i appreciate you and everything you do. i just sometimes don&#039;t know how to say things on my mind, and when i do,  i just express them in ways that when they come out, the things i want to say, seem to make me feel and sound retarded. oops...(mentally challenged).lol.. i don&#039;t know if i will be able to ever forgive some people in my life like you did and i know i need to but i just don&#039;t know how to sometimes and other times i don&#039;t want to. i know that&#039;s not the right way but, hey, my &quot;hatred&quot; was there before i can remember. i never could control it and still can&#039;t.. i am trying though. i still know i have many problems i couldv&#039;e never solved without your help...... on the other hand, there is still many problems i still have, that i don&#039;t know how to solve. the alcohol for one is my biggest. we know this. i will never go to rehab. to me that&#039;s jail. you can go but only if you have a desire to quit. i  have a huge desire to quit, 2 pictures on our wall is a huge one of my children, but i can&#039;t and want to but the feeling i get from these things i do, i can&#039;t give up easy at all. i have cut down a lot but still,  i am what  i am... i&#039;m trying. i just wanted say that i love you for once.  who cares who see&#039;s this. i don&#039;t. the garth brook&#039;s song.. &quot;if tomorrow never comes&quot;   well, there you are.  you know this would never come out of my mouth. i&#039;m too proud, but that&#039;s it. if tomorrow never comes..... thank you for everything. i love you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WELL, this is Daniel. i read this and still must say i have a hard time telling you (my brother) things i want to say. even when i start to, it comes out wrong.  you have gone out of your way many, many  times,  for me. i don&#8217;t understand why you have (maybe because you love your brother) but i am not ever gonna complain about it . lol. you always have been there at times of need. n-e-ways,  i started thinking about a weird thing last night. i started thinking about these &#8220;angels in disguise&#8221;. you are my birth brother but yet you seem to be that &#8220;angel in disguise&#8221; that has numerously, literally saved my life. it&#8217;s interesting in many ways,  you were so busy with other businesses before and didn&#8217;t have time for me (which i wouldn&#8217;t want to hang around me either, lol),but yet at the times i was almost dead, guess who showed up? yeah, you, and saved me.  las vegas, hayfork, redding, and more than that.  you just had that intuition (god gave you) and i appreciate you and everything you do. i just sometimes don&#8217;t know how to say things on my mind, and when i do,  i just express them in ways that when they come out, the things i want to say, seem to make me feel and sound retarded. oops&#8230;(mentally challenged).lol.. i don&#8217;t know if i will be able to ever forgive some people in my life like you did and i know i need to but i just don&#8217;t know how to sometimes and other times i don&#8217;t want to. i know that&#8217;s not the right way but, hey, my &#8220;hatred&#8221; was there before i can remember. i never could control it and still can&#8217;t.. i am trying though. i still know i have many problems i couldv&#8217;e never solved without your help&#8230;&#8230; on the other hand, there is still many problems i still have, that i don&#8217;t know how to solve. the alcohol for one is my biggest. we know this. i will never go to rehab. to me that&#8217;s jail. you can go but only if you have a desire to quit. i  have a huge desire to quit, 2 pictures on our wall is a huge one of my children, but i can&#8217;t and want to but the feeling i get from these things i do, i can&#8217;t give up easy at all. i have cut down a lot but still,  i am what  i am&#8230; i&#8217;m trying. i just wanted say that i love you for once.  who cares who see&#8217;s this. i don&#8217;t. the garth brook&#8217;s song.. &#8220;if tomorrow never comes&#8221;   well, there you are.  you know this would never come out of my mouth. i&#8217;m too proud, but that&#8217;s it. if tomorrow never comes&#8230;.. thank you for everything. i love you.</p>
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		<title>By: Matthew Plummer</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-2029</link>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Plummer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Donny,

I understand that if you know that something needs to change, then your a step ahead of the game. When an opportunity to do something good is noticed and nothing has been done, at least it will bother us enough for something to be done about it next time.

Fact is, love that is undeserved and unconditional allows us to know that whatever good we produce it will never be enough. But through the progress of continual living, we as a person will go further and deeper into new places we never knew existed.

(Just my opinion with a touch of bible of course)

I think that a person who works in love to another is sowing seeds into their life not just your own. Who knows what a person will amount to after experiencing a drop of love from God&#039;s heart flowing out through you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Donny,</p>
<p>I understand that if you know that something needs to change, then your a step ahead of the game. When an opportunity to do something good is noticed and nothing has been done, at least it will bother us enough for something to be done about it next time.</p>
<p>Fact is, love that is undeserved and unconditional allows us to know that whatever good we produce it will never be enough. But through the progress of continual living, we as a person will go further and deeper into new places we never knew existed.</p>
<p>(Just my opinion with a touch of bible of course)</p>
<p>I think that a person who works in love to another is sowing seeds into their life not just your own. Who knows what a person will amount to after experiencing a drop of love from God&#8217;s heart flowing out through you.</p>
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		<title>By: Matthew Plummer</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-6451</link>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Plummer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Donny,

I understand that if you know that something needs to change, then your a step ahead of the game. When an opportunity to do something good is noticed and nothing has been done, at least it will bother us enough for something to be done about it next time.

Fact is, love that is undeserved and unconditional allows us to know that whatever good we produce it will never be enough. But through the progress of continual living, we as a person will go further and deeper into new places we never knew existed.

(Just my opinion with a touch of bible of course)

I think that a person who works in love to another is sowing seeds into their life not just your own. Who knows what a person will amount to after experiencing a drop of love from God&#039;s heart flowing out through you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Donny,</p>
<p>I understand that if you know that something needs to change, then your a step ahead of the game. When an opportunity to do something good is noticed and nothing has been done, at least it will bother us enough for something to be done about it next time.</p>
<p>Fact is, love that is undeserved and unconditional allows us to know that whatever good we produce it will never be enough. But through the progress of continual living, we as a person will go further and deeper into new places we never knew existed.</p>
<p>(Just my opinion with a touch of bible of course)</p>
<p>I think that a person who works in love to another is sowing seeds into their life not just your own. Who knows what a person will amount to after experiencing a drop of love from God&#8217;s heart flowing out through you.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-2028</link>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Donny,
I much too know how much work is still needed on me too.  Especially this last half the of the year...not very happy with myself either.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Donny,<br />
I much too know how much work is still needed on me too.  Especially this last half the of the year&#8230;not very happy with myself either.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-6450</link>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Donny,
I much too know how much work is still needed on me too.  Especially this last half the of the year...not very happy with myself either.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Donny,<br />
I much too know how much work is still needed on me too.  Especially this last half the of the year&#8230;not very happy with myself either.</p>
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		<title>By: Eric</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-2027</link>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Donnie,

I completely understand your aggravation.  I am one of the supervisors for one of the other cell phone network providers and you would be suprised at some of the things that I hear on a daily basis.  Each call like this ends in a prayer for them (it just short and sweet).  I am starting to discover I get less and less of these calls daily.

We are not perfect.  There is only One that is.  Be thankful that He gives us the Mercy and Grace through the blood He shed for us on the cross.  Enjoy the rest of your holiday season and just think about it, it&#039;s less than a month away from getting your deposit back (I work for the company and had to pay a deposit myself so I completely understand).  I hope your brother enjoys his new phone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Donnie,</p>
<p>I completely understand your aggravation.  I am one of the supervisors for one of the other cell phone network providers and you would be suprised at some of the things that I hear on a daily basis.  Each call like this ends in a prayer for them (it just short and sweet).  I am starting to discover I get less and less of these calls daily.</p>
<p>We are not perfect.  There is only One that is.  Be thankful that He gives us the Mercy and Grace through the blood He shed for us on the cross.  Enjoy the rest of your holiday season and just think about it, it&#8217;s less than a month away from getting your deposit back (I work for the company and had to pay a deposit myself so I completely understand).  I hope your brother enjoys his new phone.</p>
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		<title>By: Eric</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-6449</link>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Donnie,

I completely understand your aggravation.  I am one of the supervisors for one of the other cell phone network providers and you would be suprised at some of the things that I hear on a daily basis.  Each call like this ends in a prayer for them (it just short and sweet).  I am starting to discover I get less and less of these calls daily.

We are not perfect.  There is only One that is.  Be thankful that He gives us the Mercy and Grace through the blood He shed for us on the cross.  Enjoy the rest of your holiday season and just think about it, it&#039;s less than a month away from getting your deposit back (I work for the company and had to pay a deposit myself so I completely understand).  I hope your brother enjoys his new phone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Donnie,</p>
<p>I completely understand your aggravation.  I am one of the supervisors for one of the other cell phone network providers and you would be suprised at some of the things that I hear on a daily basis.  Each call like this ends in a prayer for them (it just short and sweet).  I am starting to discover I get less and less of these calls daily.</p>
<p>We are not perfect.  There is only One that is.  Be thankful that He gives us the Mercy and Grace through the blood He shed for us on the cross.  Enjoy the rest of your holiday season and just think about it, it&#8217;s less than a month away from getting your deposit back (I work for the company and had to pay a deposit myself so I completely understand).  I hope your brother enjoys his new phone.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-2026</link>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Donnie,

If I followed your example, I would go through a whole lot of $15 gift cards, and ship someo f them off to India and other such places.

Dealing with people over the telephone is not one of the things I do well.  We do not do customer service very well in this country, and the fact that companies make you go through a dozen voice mail menus before talking to a real person and repeating the whole story doesn&#039;t make things any easier.  As a society, we seem inclined to treat people like pieces of machinery.

But that does not excuse my reaction to the poor person on the other end of the phone, who is often not making a whole lot of money.  It can be hard to remember that the person on the other end of the line who is asking the same questions you just answered twice is a child of God.

This being Christmas, I cannot help but observe that according to Luke, Jesus was born at a time when the whole of the Roman empire  was being counted.  I suspect he could understand our frustrations.  Now, our task is to respond as He would.  Well, in my own case, I expect that will take most of a lifetime at least.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Donnie,</p>
<p>If I followed your example, I would go through a whole lot of $15 gift cards, and ship someo f them off to India and other such places.</p>
<p>Dealing with people over the telephone is not one of the things I do well.  We do not do customer service very well in this country, and the fact that companies make you go through a dozen voice mail menus before talking to a real person and repeating the whole story doesn&#8217;t make things any easier.  As a society, we seem inclined to treat people like pieces of machinery.</p>
<p>But that does not excuse my reaction to the poor person on the other end of the phone, who is often not making a whole lot of money.  It can be hard to remember that the person on the other end of the line who is asking the same questions you just answered twice is a child of God.</p>
<p>This being Christmas, I cannot help but observe that according to Luke, Jesus was born at a time when the whole of the Roman empire  was being counted.  I suspect he could understand our frustrations.  Now, our task is to respond as He would.  Well, in my own case, I expect that will take most of a lifetime at least.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2007/12/24/not-practicing-what-i-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-6448</link>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Donnie,

If I followed your example, I would go through a whole lot of $15 gift cards, and ship someo f them off to India and other such places.

Dealing with people over the telephone is not one of the things I do well.  We do not do customer service very well in this country, and the fact that companies make you go through a dozen voice mail menus before talking to a real person and repeating the whole story doesn&#039;t make things any easier.  As a society, we seem inclined to treat people like pieces of machinery.

But that does not excuse my reaction to the poor person on the other end of the phone, who is often not making a whole lot of money.  It can be hard to remember that the person on the other end of the line who is asking the same questions you just answered twice is a child of God.

This being Christmas, I cannot help but observe that according to Luke, Jesus was born at a time when the whole of the Roman empire  was being counted.  I suspect he could understand our frustrations.  Now, our task is to respond as He would.  Well, in my own case, I expect that will take most of a lifetime at least.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Donnie,</p>
<p>If I followed your example, I would go through a whole lot of $15 gift cards, and ship someo f them off to India and other such places.</p>
<p>Dealing with people over the telephone is not one of the things I do well.  We do not do customer service very well in this country, and the fact that companies make you go through a dozen voice mail menus before talking to a real person and repeating the whole story doesn&#8217;t make things any easier.  As a society, we seem inclined to treat people like pieces of machinery.</p>
<p>But that does not excuse my reaction to the poor person on the other end of the phone, who is often not making a whole lot of money.  It can be hard to remember that the person on the other end of the line who is asking the same questions you just answered twice is a child of God.</p>
<p>This being Christmas, I cannot help but observe that according to Luke, Jesus was born at a time when the whole of the Roman empire  was being counted.  I suspect he could understand our frustrations.  Now, our task is to respond as He would.  Well, in my own case, I expect that will take most of a lifetime at least.</p>
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