Giveaway Responses:

I'm excited to anounce that we have a winner of our Giveaway Campaign, sponsored by Mensing's Caminada Bookstore.

The winner is: -- Haidelin Lovert --

"Loke ta pèp mi op na momentu ku mi ta sintimi down of di stress ta:
Put yourself first. You can't be anything for anybody else unless you take care of yourself.

Huntu ku esei mi tin tambe grandi den mi kantor: "Today I will tell myself that who I am is okay, and that what I'm doing is good enough. Of course I get offtrack sometimes, but that doesn't mean that I'm not as good as everyone else. I ask God for joy, peace and gratitude everyday".

E vershon nan aki ta yudami hopi pa sigui dal bai". ~ Haidelin.

Beneath are a few of the responses received and the different ways to handle uncomfortable moments:


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God takes care of anything I put into his hands.

Lucille Hoelen

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I would like to sign up for the fun Giveaway campaign. Some inspiring words are always handy! :)

When I'm in stress I most of the times think the following:

"God has a reason/plan why I'm going trough this". Maybe it's for me to get stronger or to learn somethings of the situation. E pensamentu aki ta ponemi focus mas miho i purba sinja di e situation. Door di esaki mi por hopi bes pensa positivo, maske ku e situation no ta placentero.

God bless you,

Take Care,

Tafary Duysker

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When a moment of stress hit my day I always read a poem called "Moments in Life". The author is unknown. The poem is as follows:

Moments in Life
There are moments in life when you miss someone
so much that you just want to pick them from
your dreams and hug them for real!
When the door of happiness closes, another opens;
but often times we look so long at the
closed door that we don't see the one,
which has been opened for us.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
because it takes only a smile to
make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile.
Dream what you want to dream;
go where you want to go;
be what you want to be,
because you have only one life
and one chance to do all the things
you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human and
enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily
have the best of everything;
they just make the most of
everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always
be based on a forgotten past;
you can't go forward in life until
you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying.

Thanks for reading my mail.

Dayaran Vrutaal

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When I have had a stress during the day, the first thing I do when I come home is go directly to my garden. I talk to my plants, give them much more attention than usual. After doing this I feel great and thankful to God that I can feel happy again.

Regards…

Ivette Cijntje

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Monique un siman yen di bendishon pa abo i bo famia!

Mi ta hanja hopi leuk di bo idea. E no ta bai pa e buki sino e intenshon pa
yuda otro ku stress. Enberdat tin dianan di hopi stress mes i bo ta puntra
bo mes ta kon bo ta bai sigi.

Ami su bijdrage ta lo sigiente:

Mi ta drenta den mi kamber i sera porta. Mi ta para ketu un ratu pa mi bin bei un ratu. Despues mi ta hinka rudia i mi ta hasi un orashon (mayoria bia ku awa na wowo). "Tata mi ta bini dilanti di Bo trono pa mi pidi Bo tuma over e situashon aki. Mi ta entrega Bo aworaki (mi petishon) i mi ta somete esaki na Abo. Mi ta pidi Bo sea lus, sea lus, sea lus den e situashon aki. Proteha e orashon aki ku e sanger di Hesus. Mi ta yama Bo danki den nomber di Kristu Hesus di a skuchami i mi ta konfia ku Abo a tuma e situashon aki over kaba.

Definitivamente mi ta sintimi alivia maske e situashon no a remedia mesora.

Maske mi no gana mi ta spera ku esaki toch por yuda kwalke otro hende.

Un brasa pa bo.

Mylène de Gouveia


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I have pictures of my kids smiling in different places, in my house, in my car, in my wallet, at my desk at the office. To put a smile on their faces is my biggest motivation to feel good, to be happy, to be strong, I have to be to be there for them.....In return they give me so much Joy, they let me feel good, they make me happy, they make me strong.....

Naresh Hiwat

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Hi Monique,

when I get those moments, I like to play a healing song, since stress is partly a condition of the soul, where there is no peace. My favorite healing song is this one:

Artist: Shaina Noll
Album: Songs for the Inner Child
Song: You can Relax now

You can refer to this website: http://www.shainanoll.com/

Some lyrics of this album that really helps release stress and inspire me:

"Deep peace of the running wave to you, deep peace of the flowing air to you, deep peace of the gentle night to you, moon and stars pour their healing light on you…"

"You can relax now… you are the child of God, and that will never change"

It usually makes me feel like crying, and sometimes I even do, but at the end I feel peace, as if the Lord really drew out of me feelings of sadness, tiredness and frustration.

I hope you can get this song. It is definitely empowering.

Blessings,

Shurminia Martina-Rafaël


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When a moment of stress hits my way I turn to my One and only "Pill". It's a "Pill" for which you need no prescription, it's a "Pill" that is always available....I turn to my Saviour Jesus Christ thru prayer.

Life is stressful....but if you have God in your life...He will walk you thru stressful times and make them stress free.

Blessings,

Rose C. Violenes

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Dear Monique,

In times of worry I always think of the birds how God provides for them,
so if in times of need we must casten our care upon him for he care it for
us. This is my way of dealing with any situation. If we stay calm and don't
leave emotions rule over us we can deal with any situations.

And if it is pretty bad my only comfort is that God can turn around any bad
situation in my favor I must let Him do His work.

Kind regards,

Carresse Istatia


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Dear Monique,

Of course I will participate!

A phrase I knew by action, has been put out in words for me.

I had an "aha experience" with this phrase:

THE WILL OF GOD WILL NEVER TAKE YOU WHERE THE GRACE OF GOD WILL NOT PROTECT YOU.

Kind regards,

Geselle Coffi

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Mi orashon na momento di desesperashon ta:

Mi senjor y mi dios nami forsa pami
enfrenta es problema/verdriet aki.
Amen

Gerda Rudolf


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Dear Monique,

The affirmation I like to use is:

"I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS WITH PERFECT TIMING'

"TUR KOS TA PASA PA UN MOTIBU"

I Know for sure that the Good Lord guides us continually and satisfies our needs with good things. Isaiah 58:11

These words are really comforting, as sometimes things don't happen as we want or expect, and to avoid frustrating or stress feelings I use these wise words.

Have a blessed week.

Sulema Paulina


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Hi Monique,

Thanks pa tur bo mensaje nan... HOPI BUNITA! Dios bendishona bo i Spiritu Santu sigi iluminá bo kaminda semper!
Mi mama ta inspira mi hopi.. pero for di dia mi a haña e pasashi aki den Beibel mi a tene duru na dje pasobra na momentu ku mi a geef op pa ku mi salud un meneer a laga mi lesa e pida aki:

"Yozue 1:9 KORDA KIKO MI A BISA BO, PA BO AT FUERTE I BALENTE. NO TENE MIEDU NI LAGA NIUN HENDE SPANTA BO, PASOBRA AMI, SEÑOR, BO DIOS, LO TA KU BO UNDA KU BO BAI."

Na mi trabou mi tin esun aki tambe ku kada bes ku algu ta pasando ku mi, mi ta lesele pasobra Dios ta pone nos na prueba pa wak kon grandi nos FE ta den Dje: "When God leads us to the edge of the cliff, trust him fully and let go, only 1 of 2 things will happen, He'll catch you when you fall or He'll teach you how to fly"

Mi ta desea bo for di awor aki un felis dia di mama... yená ku bendishon i amor!!

Tur kos bon!!

Lyzanne Da Costa Gomez


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My 3 months old little son!!
I can be stressed, worried, sad or happy...
Just looking at him in person or on a picture, on my desktop or
on my phone, inspires me and fill me with endless love. Takes away
my stress, my worries, my sadness and makes me happier...
Looking at his bright innocent eyes, his tiny fingers, and his little
mouth giggling and smiling at me, breaks my heart in thousands pieces and makes it whole again, filling me with abundance of love, words can't express. It's like the world stops moving, and like everything around me is frozen exept the two of us and the love flowing from our hearts and filling the air...
It confirms to me that a child is a gift from heaven above, the perfect gift from
God, my Almighty Father to whom I am thankful with all my heart.
I pray fo us to use the innocence of a child, the inspiring unconditional love from a child to treat and deal
with each other.....

Jouraine Ricardo


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Dear Monique:

When the going gets rough, I always quote from the Bible in my own words:

“In my distress I pray to you Lord and Thou will answer me and rescue me. The Lord is for me, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me”. Psalms 118:5-7

Dear Lord, You are the light; please illuminate my path, mind and heart and lead the way. Thank you Lord in Jesus’ name. Amen!

God Bless,

Bernadine Brill

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Un kos ku ta judami ora mi ta sintimi di stress ta, mi ta bai buska un ratu pa mi ta mi so i presenta mi mes na Senjor ku mi problema via di orashon.Mi ta entrega tur mi karga na E. Tambe mi ta bai den mi beibel i mi ta buska palabranan di konsuelo ku ta klop pa net den lokual ku mi ta pasando aden pa mi sinti mi mes bon atrobe. Ta Senjor sa tur kos, pesei semper mi ta bai buska refugio serka dje! AMEN.

Marelyne Nucatia