Diana Hao-W

The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. - Exo. 14:14

[Diana Hao-W @dianahaow]

Go Alex!!!

#AlexEala
#LabanAlex
#WTABerlin

[Diana Hao-W @dianahaow]

We were disappointed that we have not gone to Selah's Christmas concert in OKC yesterday due to all of us in our household got over the week. But lo, it was recorded! Grateful for recordings! Sharing it here!

https://t.co/6pq2q7IccD

#Selah
#amyperry

#christmasconcert
#OKC

[Diana Hao-W @dianahaow]

@sparklightcares any updates on the outage happening in Ardmore, OK? Thanks!

[Diana Hao-W @dianahaow]

"The greatest healer of all things is love." - Dr. Gladys McGarey

[Dallas Stars @DallasStars]

Pinoy Pride!!! 🇵🇭

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@FetchRewards Keanu Reeves!!! #WatchTheLastAd 5YFUGC

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@FetchRewards Points!!! #WatchTheLastAd 5YFUGC

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@FetchRewards It would be amazing if Backstreet Boys would do it!!!! #WatchTheLastAd 5YFUGC

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@FetchRewards REWARDS!!! #WatchTheLastAd 5YFUGC

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@FetchRewards 💯 #WatchTheLastAd 5YFUGC

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@FetchRewards A-OK!!!! #WatchTheLastAd 5YFUGC

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@FetchRewards 12, got married on a December!!! #WatchTheLastAd 5YFUGC

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@davidleary have you seen this?

https://t.co/ms6XX9HS7n

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@BlakeTOliver have you seen this?

https://t.co/ms6XX9IpWV

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This is it! 🙏

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@sparklightcares Internet is back! Thanks @sparklightcares !

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@sparklightcares Any update on this? Thanks

[Diana Hao-W @dianahaow]

A compelling spiritual take on AI. Is there hope for us? But of course! 🙌🙌🙌
https://t.co/AXxJlGXEor

[Ty Gibson @tyfgibson]

I’ll take a stab at explaining the Taylor Swift phenomenon, just for fun, from the psychological and sociological standpoint.

I began to investigate the matter a little more carefully, as a student of human nature and a preacher of the gospel, when a few articles came to my attention.

Forbes Magazine reported that a whopping 53% of the adult American population are Taylor Swift fans. That doesn’t even take into consideration teenagers. So she definitely has a massive following.

Then the New York Times ran an article on June 17 with the title: “Taylor Swift Has Rocked My Psychiatric Practice.” Therapists, counselors, and psychiatrists are finding that Taylor Swift’s music is therapeutic for mental health. What! Why? What exactly are people hearing in her songs that would elevate their mental health?

Then one of the foremost Shakespearean experts in the world, Jonathan Bate, published an article with the title: “Why Taylor Swift is a Literary Giant—By a Shakespeare Professor.” It turns out her lyrics are studied in colleges and universities as examples of literary genius.

So why are so many people into her music? What’s the attraction? More specifically, what is the subject matter of her lyricism?

The following spoken-word ending to one of her songs encapsulates her general outlook on life, which shows up thematically in many of her songs:

“I wanna be defined by the things that I love,
Not the things I hate,
Not the things that I'm afraid of,
Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night,
I just think that you are what you love.”

Then, with that perspective on life in place, she writes about things like the following:

Having a good father and how much she loves her dad because of his love for her.

Being bullied at school by a group of mean girls, but then her mother takes her on a fun little trip after school to build her back up like only a loving mother can.

Realizing your mother has cancer and being with her at the hospital hoping against all hope that she's going to survive it.

The emotional grieving process a woman goes through after experiencing a miscarriage, as she imagines what the child would have grown up to be like.

The pain caused in a relationship when none of the good things you do for the person are noticed, because they just don’t care about you the way you care about them.

The story of a little boy dying of cancer at four years of age, sung from the standpoint of the mother as she moves through the process of knowing her little man is going to die.

What it’s like to have a wonderful grandmother who is always there for you, and when she dies you miss her so much you wish you would’ve saved more memories about her.

What it’s like for a man to go off to war to defend his country only to die on the battlefield afraid, but also with a sense of loyalty to his fellow soldiers because he knows he did the right thing.

The painful feelings a person goes through when they love someone, but the person never love them back.

The fact that having an affair is self-destructive, because it deranges the mind with lots of little lies that never amount to real love.

How unfaithfulness in a relationship is so painful that it feels like the pain will last forever, but then suddenly you realize you are healing and you know the pain will not last forever.

What it’s like to be so loved by someone that they take delight in everything about you.

What it’s like for two people to fall in love and start a home together and all the feelings of security and happiness that come from their commitment to one another.

What it’s like to have a truly loyal friend who will always be there for you.

Those are all Taylor Swift songs. That’s the kind of subject matter she sings about, which explains why there would be such a universal appeal. While so much of popular music celebrates illicit sex, denigrates women as bitches and hoes, glorifies the animalistic impulses of men, expects unfaithfulness as the norm, and reduces the notion of love to lust, Swift’s songs celebrate faithfulness and trust, while warning that justice is coming for those who violate the integrity of their relationships. Basically, her songs are stories about the most common experiences people go through, especially women, as they navigate through life from childhood into adulthood. She presents a positive picture of what ought to be: fathers and mothers should be good to their children, friendships should be loyal, and love should be faithful and trustworthy.

Her lyrical storytelling displays a genius level perception of human psychology, relational dynamics, and the many ways we are impacted by love and selflessness. She sings about the deepest longings and the most painful disappointments of the human experience. The net effect is that there is an overwhelmingly empathetic quality to her songwriting.

So what is the secret of her titanic success? It is, without question, her songwriting. She is a storyteller extraordinaire. With ingenious metaphors, poetic skill, and an above average vocabulary, she captures the most common experiences of life. As a result, when listening to her music many people feel seen, heard, understood. That's the gist of it.

[Diana Hao-W @dianahaow]

I don't know, but it looks like when the IRS put a pause on processing ERC claims, they shifted their focus on other claims. And I am just glad we've got good news in the mail! 🙌