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your term papers and do what you 5. Find a “back pack” each day. Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds us
got to do. Good friends can get you through to to “Trust in the LORD with all your
good results. Working on projects heart and lean not on your own
4.Prepare the popcorn. with a responsible group of people understanding; in all your ways
That road trip or beach adventure can help you get your focus straight. submit to him, and he will make your
can really be tempting. Before If you would rather be alone, keep a paths straight.” Give it a try this
anything like that comes up, finish planner ready or calendar of school year and see how far it will
things as soon as they come at you. upcoming activities. take you.
That way you will not have to worry
about deadlines or hang-ups on Never forget to rely on God‘s
projects. Take the time to make sure strength for He alone can provide
everything is set. you with even the breath you have

SOUNDS Let’s start with this sound “shhhhh.” Despite the laughter you still hear

They are those type of people who
this sound “huhuhu.” They are not

love silence, who love to reflect and people who always cry but somehow
FAMILIAR take time with God and most of all there will be a point of time that this

they are those people who need happens to even the best of us. It
THE SOUNDTRACK OF even one minute of solitude. The might be a family problem, self-

DORM LIFE next sound is the “zzZZ.” They are problem, confessing sins to God,
those people who seem to be tired; brokenness, or maybe there are
exhausted because of paper works burdens that they need to release
and school activities that they really through crying.
need some rest, but the truth be told
sleeping is their hobby. They don’t Despite all of these different sounds
What sounds are you familiar with? want to be disturbed by the that may be described as noise when
Lightning? Shouting? Or maybe “blablabla” sound. They are the they are combined, there is one
noise? Everywhere we go there are talkers. They love to talk so much, sound that we can all relate to. This
always sounds, and as time passes by it’s like they have ten thousand sound is so familiar and that is what
we become familiar with them, words every hour. They have many we call “love.” It can not only be
especially those sounds that are things to say, and sometimes it’s heard but it can be experienced! In
sweet and relaxing. Sometimes they good, but sometimes it’s irritating my dormitory I experience this,
become our last sound wherein there is acceptance,
syndrome. I will bring comfort, joy, correction, care, and
you to a place wherein I "DESPITE ALL OF THESE friendship. Most of all I can say “I am
became so familiar with DIFFERENT SOUNDS THAT home” because there is the sound of
those sounds and every love all around me.
time I hear them I can MAY BE DESCRIBED AS
easily identify what NOISE...THERE IS ONE SOUND Before I end this I want to remind
they are and from THAT WE CAN ALL RELATE you that whatever kind of person
whom they come. you are with in your room, your
Sounds may define TO...LOVE.” dormitory or wherever you are, I
people. encourage you to embrace the
sound of love. There may be
I am staying in a dormitory and living and disturbing. The other sound you differences but always be reminded
there means you are not alone. It is a may hear is “hahaha” - they are with this sound that is so familiar
mixed culture with different people, those people who love to laugh, try and that is love. Always remember
faces, likes, languages, and to laugh and want to laugh, plus with Luke 10:27—“Love your neighbor as
personalities. To say the least, there those funny people and not so funny you love yourself.”
are different sounds produced by people who join together with them.
individuals with differing This sound sometimes can be a
personalities and situations in life. stress reliever or can add stress.