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Christmas Spirit: Motivating Yourself for a Better 2025

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As the holiday season approaches, there's an undeniable sense of hope and renewal in the air. Christmas, with its vibrant traditions and messages of love and giving, serves as a powerful reminder that we can start fresh, embrace change, and find new inspiration for the year ahead. As 2025 draws near, now is the perfect time to tap into the Christmas spirit and harness the motivation needed to make the upcoming year your best yet. In this article, we'll explore how the life inspiration and motivation drawn from the festive season can help you set meaningful goals, cultivate resilience, and build the life you desire. The Power of Christmas Spirit in Sparking Motivation Christmas isn't just a time for celebration; it's also a time for reflection. For many, the holiday season brings a sense of warmth, gratitude, and a renewed connection with what truly matters. But how does this holiday spirit tie into motivation for a better 2025? The answer lies in the values that Christm...
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Short Story - Can't Stop Being a Hero

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"Sir!  Stop being a hero!  That's ridiculous, sir!”  My daughter-in-law again shouted protesting against her husband's life principle, my only child.  "You'd better find our son!  Haven't been home in a week!  Keep on demo!”  My daughter-in-law is very talkative.  Even though he was washing dishes and cooking, his mouth kept on smacking. Prang! "Mom slammed the plate?" "No sir!  nudge!” "So be careful!" “Careful sir!  Help people make their clothes burn like that!” "Help the baby trapped in the burning house mom!" "That's ridiculous sir!  Overnight heroes know!  What if you don't survive?" "You're a widow..." "Paaaaak!" Crang! “Nudge the plate again?  Do you wash dishes or play acrobatics?” "Magic sir." My son-in-law is getting annoyed because his protest is considered a joke by my son.  He must have come out and met me sitting on the terrace.  He will complain.  Now he is s...
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Short Story - Man's Tears

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FLEE from the boarding school.  There is no problem with the pesantren that has educated him for four years.  There were no problems with the students or with Mama Kiai.  This is a personal Muslim matter.  The problem that has been tormenting the Muslim mind.  Muslims could not stand it anymore and decided to run away from the pesantren.  If Mama Kiai had permission first, it would not have been allowed because Mama Kiai was given the full mandate to look after and educate Muslims by Mak Kholifah, her grandmother.  The only human belonging to a Muslim who has been desperately struggling to raise and educate Muslims. “You have to study here until you graduate from Madrasah Aliyah.  After that you can study in Cairo.  Mother in the village will continue to trade to collect fees for you to go to school.  Please, son, don't disappoint Mama!"  That's the message from Mother that she always says when she comes to the pesantren at the begi...
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Short Story - Cozy Home on Takbiran Night

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HOWEVER, Kang Wilin is my husband.  It is true that he has inscribed a million wounds in this heart, even the wounds have not healed, because every wound will dry up he inscribes a new wound.  I am Warmi, a mother of seven children, so I am used to living with a broken heart.  Maybe this is destiny that I have to live with steadfastly.  But I don't know if I am steadfast or not, because every time Kang Wilin plays lewdly with his patients, I still burn with jealousy and cry.  Well, Kang Wilin is indeed a lewd man, to be precise, a lewd shaman.  He often does fasting and rituals full of offerings.  He is also good at concocting herbs, especially herbs for virility and femininity.  The majority of patients are women.  A bad girl who prostitutes herself for money.  Under the pretext of testing the efficacy of herbal medicine, Kang Wilin sleeps with every patient.  It was at that time that I, who was actually an old man, still burned wi...
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Short Story - Up and Down the Bed

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MAULANA slowly got out of bed.  He was sure his wife Cayem was fast asleep.  Even so, Lana felt that she had to be careful.  Do not let Cayem wake up which means he failed to make love with his mistress.  In these seven days, every night Lana had an affair.  So far, it's safe, aka no one caught.  Lana really enjoyed the affair.  Not only Lana who felt fun but also Warem.  Because it was so fun, Warem would be very disappointed if Lana didn't come to his room.  The beautiful widow with smooth white skin would be furious if Lana didn't visit her.  If Lana messes up, Warem threatens to expose the affair to Cayem.  Let the household between Cayem and Maulana be destroyed.  Lana is afraid that this will happen because if she divorces Cayem, what will happen to her child, Eni, who is still a toddler? Tonight Lana was careless.  He didn't know that Cayem was pretending to be asleep.  The sweet black woman had long suspected ...
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