When Stan got offended he became offensive. That was when all hell broke loose as he tormented those around him and they reciprocated. Stan poured fuel on the flames with the way he explained how each and every one of them deserved it.
And sometimes the people who deserved it actually did deserve it, but hell being what it is, even worthy Stan was made miserable by all his divisiveness. The thought that good folk, like himself, suffered right along with the bad guys got Stan even more offended.
Eventually people, getting tired, put hell back in its cage where it belonged and God gave them more time to start loving each other unless they really wanted to all get locked up in that cramped cage together.
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Denise offers the prompt word “even” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

Wow Frank! Good one (again) Every offense has a defense. Blessings to you!!
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Thank you, Mary! Blessings!
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We are given many chances in life, Nice job, Frank.
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Thank you and blessings, Dan!
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Amen! God is longsuffering.
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He is. Blessings, Michael!
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🙏🙂
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Blessings, Kevin!
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Every day is a chance to love and decide to overlook and forgive the faults we see.
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Good points. We have opportunities every day to overlook and forgive the faults we see. Blessings, Mimi!
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At some point, it’s necessary to take a step back, reassess – beginning with ourselves.
Remove the negative energy (no matter who lit the match) and take a step back.
Sometimes that’s all it takes. Good Six, Frank.
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Good points, Denise. Thank you and blessings!
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“…but hell being what it is, even worthy Stan was made miserable by all his divisiveness.”
very insightful negative is negative and always has a corrosive effect on it’s surroundings (or container)
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Negative is negative. Thank you and blessings, Clark!
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Well said, Frank.
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Thank you and blessings, Nick!
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Sometimes it’s difficult, Frank, to see the havoc that negatively causes until it stops, and then you’re free to breathe again. Nice Six.
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Thank you and blessings, Misky!
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Some lessons are learned the hard way! Great story, Frank.
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That’s true. May the lessons be learned in whatever way they can be. Blessings, Dora!
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Yes, that’s right. No negatives should be allowed. Good Six, Frank!
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Blessings, Chris!
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Sometimes we all need to take a step back. Nice one Frank.
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Thank you, Keith, and blessings!
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Hell is a sobering doctrine
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It is sobering. Blessings, Jim!
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Blessings
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