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A mistake is to be learned from, not to be repeated, duh...

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Akkina R Downing
 6-30-17

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Date: 8/15/2023 6:40:00 AM
Your words ring true Akkina, Nicely penned
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Date: 12/14/2017 10:43:00 PM
Lol touche'! Well said Akkina ...beautiful name by the way.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 12/15/2017 9:54:00 AM
Thank you, Shadow... hugs and smiles :)
Date: 8/5/2017 10:24:00 PM
Hi Akkina, so true and your Monoku is so endearing! :)
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Susan Ashley
Date: 8/6/2017 8:55:00 PM
You're welcome Akkina, my gorgeous friend! :)
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Akkina Downing
Date: 8/6/2017 4:26:00 PM
Thank you Susan and you look beautiful :)
Date: 7/26/2017 5:36:00 AM
Excellent Monoku Akkina!:) Words of wisdom well written and expressed.Wishing you a very lovely week!In His light God bless you always!:)D.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/26/2017 5:58:00 AM
Thank you so much Miss Dorian, and may you have a blessing week from His glorious love. Hugs :)
Date: 7/19/2017 1:49:00 PM
You just unzipped the covers of my mind to the unprecedented worship of your adorable lines with a powerful choice of words that can't just be ignored. Showers of your wisdom is well palpated in this page and the only thing I can say is a big WELL DONE! Can't wait to have more of your mental command flowing through my reading mind.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/19/2017 2:02:00 PM
I love your comment made me smile a big one :) thanks my friend for your sweet comment :) hugs, Kina
Date: 7/15/2017 8:09:00 PM
Very good :-)
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Date: 7/14/2017 6:03:00 PM
Such a wise rejoinder, Akkina. Simple truth deftly expressed in this small gift of a poem. Love always, dear.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/14/2017 6:28:00 PM
And always happy to read your comment, Freddie :) Always
Date: 7/14/2017 7:44:00 AM
Sorry I missed this Akkina and it is not only a giggle but well put. But if we don't make mistakes then we never learn as all mistakes are stepping stones to success...Maria xx
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/14/2017 9:18:00 AM
Very true, I just have to keep myself in tune from getting in trouble a lot. Lol! Thanks Maria, you're sweet :) hugs
Date: 7/10/2017 4:37:00 PM
Easier said than done Akkina.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/10/2017 10:21:00 PM
Easy come easy go!
Date: 7/8/2017 9:33:00 AM
Hi Akkina, so true, mind you most of mine are worth repeating for people do seem to get a big laugh from them. I always manage to put my big foot in it. Hugs....mike. XX
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/8/2017 7:31:00 PM
Well then keep making them. We need to laugh more :) thank you, VR... hugs
Date: 7/8/2017 9:25:00 AM
Some mistakes are so much fun that they are worth repeating.;0)
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/8/2017 7:30:00 PM
I don't have any fun mistakes. Now I'm curios to try. Lol! :)
Date: 7/7/2017 3:01:00 PM
I like your sense of humor, Akkina:) Let's be honest....some mistakes are a pleasure to repeat:) Regards // paul
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 7/8/2017 9:27:00 AM
I just read your comment and I see we think alike! *lol*
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/7/2017 4:11:00 PM
Haha...thank you Paul :) hugs
Date: 7/7/2017 1:17:00 PM
So True Akkina, so true! :)
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/7/2017 1:58:00 PM
We live and learn :) thank you Miss Heidi, and have a fabulous weekend... hugs :)
Date: 7/4/2017 10:32:00 PM
how positive is this superb line... we learn from mistakes if we acknowledge those wrong turns... very fine, dear akkina..huggs
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/6/2017 4:43:00 PM
Always a joy when you stopped by and thank you so much, Miss nette :)
Date: 7/4/2017 2:48:00 PM
Duh, pretty good lol...happy 4th Akkina...god bless...^WW^
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/4/2017 3:21:00 PM
Lol! Happy 4th ^WW^ and many smiles :)))
Date: 7/4/2017 10:53:00 AM
So true Kina so very true happy Fourth of July thank you for the chuckle this morning.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/4/2017 12:38:00 PM
Happy 4th my friend, and I'm glad you enjoyed this :)
Date: 7/4/2017 1:24:00 AM
You need to add "Duff Beer" after the duh and you would have a perfect Homer Simpson quote. Fun one Akkina...
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/4/2017 5:43:00 AM
Lol. Thank you so much Charlie :)
Date: 7/2/2017 2:41:00 AM
Excellent and Very true. Thanks for sharing it.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/4/2017 5:42:00 AM
Always appreciate your lovely visit and comment, Ravi. Always :)
Date: 7/1/2017 12:56:00 PM
- Lovely and true, Akkina - Best wishes for a great weekend - hugs // Anne-Lise :9
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/1/2017 9:24:00 PM
Thank you so much and may you have a fabulous weekend dear Anne-Lise... hugs :)
Date: 7/1/2017 7:06:00 AM
Truth rings here Kinna ...have a great weekend
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/1/2017 8:07:00 AM
Thank you Tim, and have a fabulous weekend too :)
Date: 7/1/2017 5:37:00 AM
True, some mistakes may be so serious though that we are not around the second time for to learn! Haha Very well dear Akkina!
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Akkina Downing
Date: 7/1/2017 6:09:00 AM
Thank you so much my friend, I'm glad this made you smiled :) hugs
Date: 6/30/2017 8:02:00 PM
Tell it to my heart:) Lovely write, Kina.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 6/30/2017 8:12:00 PM
I'm telling your heart to love and only love :)
Date: 6/30/2017 6:43:00 PM
Made me smile Akkina!:-) hugs Jan xx
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Akkina Downing
Date: 6/30/2017 6:57:00 PM
I'm so happy it made you smile, Jan, so very happy :) hugs
Date: 6/30/2017 6:39:00 PM
Duh, that did make me smile. :) You tell'em Kina. This was great, I am still smiling.
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Akkina Downing
Date: 6/30/2017 6:56:00 PM
Hahah :) I was hoping to make you guys smile :) thank you so much... hugs :)
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