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    All I want for Christmas is... um... I dunno.

    DECEMBER 1, 2009 4:44PM

    By RavingBits


    Topics: reason for the season, dilemmas, i'll just have the love please, scary, waste, garbage, killing the earth, haunting images, pa rum pa pum pum, holiday spirit, giving, gifts, holiday, environmentalism

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    • 27 Ratings
    • 2388 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    The Right Kind of Asking

    JANUARY 20, 2011 9:34AM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: kennedy's speech, asking the right thing, family, devotion, curiosity, giving, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 43 Ratings
    • 2349 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    Redirecting My Grief

    JULY 14, 2010 11:43PM

    By joyonboard


    Topics: grief, death, family, cancer, peace, giving

    • 0 Ratings
    • 2130 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    #76 “You see George, you’ve really had a wonderful life. Don’t you see what a mistake it would be to just throw it away?” Clarence - It’s a Wonderful Life 1946

    DECEMBER 25, 2009 9:46AM

    By N. Jordan


    Topics: open call, giving, support, love, family, its a wonderful life, christmas

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1773 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Finding the Perfect Gift

    DECEMBER 9, 2011 11:17AM

    By Diane Barth


    Topics: belief/religion, loved ones, friends, family, receiving, giving, presents, hannukah, christmas

    • 1 Ratings
    • 1723 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    How "nice guys" and promiscuous women are alike

    MAY 15, 2012 8:17AM

    By Ilya Shambat


    Topics: nice guys, promiscuous women, giving, misogyny, exchange, misandry, relationships

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1560 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Become A Humanitarian Ambassador

    JANUARY 24, 2009 11:55AM

    By Mark Chin


    Topics: humanitarian, environment, conservation, charity, giving, sharing, caring, business opportunity, alternative income, alternative energy, animal right, homelessness, illiteracy, food bank, caring for the elderly

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1481 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    An essay on God Giving Gifts

    SEPTEMBER 26, 2010 6:57PM

    By Fred Pirone


    Topics: birthday gifts, birthday, double rainbow, rainbow, love, spirituality, religion, giving, gift, god

    • 12 Ratings
    • 1469 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Dear Holiday Shopper

    DECEMBER 2, 2009 9:55AM

    By Hildy Johnson


    Topics: elves, new year, firearms, penquins, santa, giving, inflatable lawn ornaments, shopping, mistletoe, ho-ho-ho, christmas, holidays

    • 5 Ratings
    • 1324 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    NFL's Josh Cribbs Shows Real Class

    NOVEMBER 15, 2009 8:33PM

    By zashin


    Topics: kent state, giving, mike drake, coach's son, jk brady, gratitude, josh cribbs, cleveland browns, nfl

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1233 Views
    • 100 Comments
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    Tis the Season...

    OCTOBER 22, 2010 4:56PM

    By Crazybusy


    Topics: the spirit of giving, giving, jew, christmas, holiday season, holidays, video, economy, family, health, comedy, belief/religion

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1198 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    My Mother's Ghost

    MARCH 23, 2011 11:54AM

    By john walker


    Topics: family, comfort, giving, love, life, death

    • 25 Ratings
    • 1064 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    They Called Her Karen

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 10:26AM

    By Rod Emmons


    Topics: love, marriage, caring, life, giving, taking, dieing.

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1052 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    My Father's Love Letter

    DECEMBER 27, 2008 2:55AM

    By Stars of 1889


    Topics: family, christmas, gifts, giving, love letter, love, marriage, husband, wife, unconditional

    • 0 Ratings
    • 984 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    365 Days of Religious Broadcasting - Day 28: Life Today

    FEBRUARY 2, 2010 2:31PM

    By Joseph of Oklahoma


    Topics: giving, hunger, africa, life today, angola, isak pretorius, betty robison, james robison, open call, belief/religion, television, jesus, broadcasting, evangelical

    • 9 Ratings
    • 859 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Karen, The Ultimate Gift (part 3)

    OCTOBER 18, 2009 4:48PM

    By Rod Emmons


    Topics: selfless, giving, happiness, gifts, illness, caring, love

    • 21 Ratings
    • 765 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    'Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free...

    DECEMBER 5, 2011 3:17PM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: open call, quaker, buddhist, atheist, christmas, gifts, gifting, holidays, christmas, giving, presents, spending, family, friends, simplicity

    • 10 Ratings
    • 764 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Various Degrees Of Suffering

    NOVEMBER 18, 2011 1:19PM

    By Raymond Roske


    Topics: christmas, thanksgiving, holidays, giving, compassion, trials, homelessness, heartwarming holiday stories

    • 7 Ratings
    • 717 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    One Collective Cry

    MARCH 22, 2009 3:27PM

    By mamoore


    Topics: michigan, destination imagination, crying, giving, economy, health care

    • 4 Ratings
    • 697 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Something I can do on Christmas day

    DECEMBER 24, 2008 10:57AM

    By phSFca


    Topics: humanity, grace, illness, death, giving

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