♬ This 1982 classic by Dire Straits perfectly describes the present times ☺

".... And everyone agrees that these are classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze

On ITV and BBC they talk about the curse

Philosophy is useless, theology is worse

History boils over, there's an economics freeze
Sociologists invent words that mean industrial disease ...

They got free speech, tourists, police in trucks
Two men say they're Jesus, one of them must be wrong ..."

 - Mark Knopfler

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♫ To fully appreciate #music of another #culture you've got to have lived and shared the same experiences as the musicians themselves

One of my favourites from Africa is this collection from the Sahara region

Here are a couple of samples

Rasha 

Rokia Traoré

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My high school Chemistry is finally paying off ☺

I was always in the top three in my class for Chemistry ☺

#Gratitude #Hugs Friends, thank you for your interaction! Shine or rain, have a happy weekend ☺

I have to paint these sunflowers! ☺

#Surrender Jesus didn't ask me to wear or worship the cross, but to carry my cross. What does that mean? ✞

What does it mean to carry my cross?

It means I must completely surrender myself to HIM ☺

"And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple" - Jesus (Luke 14:27) 

"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me" - Jesus (Matthew 16:24) 

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