<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://www.theepreciouspearl.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:25:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theepreciouspearl.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In All Labor There is Profit]]></title><description><![CDATA[“In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.” -Proverbs 14:23 AMP   Have you ever found yourself saying you were going to do something, and never do it? Or, when you do get to it, so much time has passed? You promise yourself… “Today! I’m going to start “this!”” Today comes and goes. Tomorrow comes and goes. Sadly, sometimes a month…a year…years, come and go. And before you know it, it seems like you slipped more into being poverty, in many ways, because you haven’t...]]></description><link>https://www.theepreciouspearl.com/post/in-all-labor-there-is-profit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a334c5177696dbd354053a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:36:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/303dcb_9f1d82bfecee428984ec0b4241e8f8cf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jaketabrooks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Wanted Me to Get a BBL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 2011, I was dating this guy who was yet, another foolish decision on my end. We had been dating for about a year at this point, and I remember him propositioning me with the notion to get BBL surgery (Brazilian Butt Lift). My first thought and response was, “No." It’s interesting how things happen because, as time went on, and by time, I do not mean weeks, months, or years…I mean, days; for days he kept mentioning it. He would drop little “foolish nuggets” about how “it would look...]]></description><link>https://www.theepreciouspearl.com/post/he-wanted-me-to-get-a-bbl</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699a1a15b89ac23fa77ad30e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/303dcb_d7bdae8d81bb437aa8f7b123fb41ac47~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jaketabrooks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Become More Consistent]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hate the word “consistent.” Why? Because I can’t add that to my list of adjectives when an employer asks me to describe myself. And if they say, “tell me some of your weaknesses,” and if I’m honest and say, “I’m not very consistent…at all…” Sure enough, that job will go to someone else. Ok, so, the whole example of the job interview was just that, an example, showing just how deep the inconsistencies in my life go and, just how bad that would sound to someone who is trying to see if you are...]]></description><link>https://www.theepreciouspearl.com/post/how-to-become-more-consistent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6965a3f5f1ba376a5bbd94de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:48:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/303dcb_b22be7e4e4bd41dcb689fe40f7a0e1b6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jaketabrooks</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>