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    • 9 Ratings
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    The Almost Child

    JANUARY 24, 2012 2:22PM

    By Lesley Clark Ferree


    Topics: cancer, death, dying, doctors, kids, love, life, happiness, sadness, children, female, ovaries, cyst, illness, sickness, childbirth, friendship

    • Editor's Pick
    • 36 Ratings
    • 3313 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Lessons of My Father

    AUGUST 12, 2010 9:25AM

    By Susan Creamer Joy


    Topics: father, family, life lessons, kindness, compassion, happiness, hope, generosity, parenting, fatherhood

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    • 36 Ratings
    • 1821 Views
    • 55 Comments
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    Life's Many Soundtracks

    JUNE 23, 2010 11:36AM

    By BuffyW


    Topics: friends can make a day, libby bowl, happiness, new york, the look of love, finding someone special, on being left behind, life, love, musical connections

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 3838 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Glee's Message of Tolerance is Laudable: It Works Both Ways

    JUNE 2, 2010 4:25AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: chris colfer, civil rights, cory monteith, don't ask don't tell, education, family, fashion, football, fox, fox news, gary cooper, gay marriage, gay rights, glee, glee club, happiness, jane lynch, marlene dietrich, michael russnow, morocco, parenting, ram productions international, relationships, satire, sex

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 6743 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    The Difference Between Happiness and Joy

    MARCH 25, 2010 1:02PM

    By Living with Caer


    Topics: happiness, belief/religion, health, true story, open call, family, books, belief and religion, joy, bipolar, zoloft, prozac, medication, tender mercies, crazy heart, robert duvall

    • Editor's Pick
    • 68 Ratings
    • 2995 Views
    • 62 Comments
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    The Days Grow Longer and Shorter

    MARCH 2, 2010 12:07PM

    By BuffyW


    Topics: end of life, facing it, bad timing, hope springs eternal, dad, alheimers, dementia, ashes, renewal, disappointments, happiness, what will be, family, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1626 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Ummm.... I kinda love my job

    JANUARY 7, 2010 2:47PM

    By K Rehm


    Topics: jobs, employment, unemployment, happiness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 36 Ratings
    • 4519 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    The Write Mood

    JULY 21, 2009 3:19PM

    By Juliet Waters


    Topics: puppies, dylan evan, russ harris, steve hayes, mindfulness, cognitive therapy, happiness, writing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 1554 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Watching Daddy Die

    JUNE 25, 2009 10:50AM

    By Lisa Solod


    Topics: fathers and daughters, death, what makes life worth living, family, success, happiness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 718 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Happy News from the Downturn: 5 Good Things About Hard Times

    MAY 29, 2009 4:20PM

    By Kathryn Hawkins


    Topics: recession, finances, news, good news, happiness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 861 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Natural Peanut Butter and Vicarious Jelly.

    APRIL 26, 2009 12:43PM

    By Dissed Associate


    Topics: lies, books, poetry, guitars, life, sister, brother, mom, dad, surname, last name, j.d., graduation, college, achievement, happiness, gin, beer, wine, alcoholism, schizophrenia, mental illness, psychology, prodigy, music, voice, accent, self-aggrandizement, striving, opportunity, poverty, parents, children, home, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 950 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Death With Brush

    MARCH 6, 2009 2:54PM

    By Leonde Delmare


    Topics: dying, grief, happiness, love, life, film, ingmar bergman, death takes a holiday, death sucks, death, fellini, humor, open call, belief and religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 51 Ratings
    • 2539 Views
    • 68 Comments
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    The Me I Was (My Response to Jacey Mack's Fat Girl Post)

    JANUARY 8, 2009 11:57AM

    By gracielou


    Topics: being a woman in this freaky society, body image, happiness, growth, recovery, depression, eating disorders

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 481 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    On the Art of Tap Dancing in Elevators

    DECEMBER 9, 2008 3:51PM

    By MissAdventures


    Topics: happiness, jobs, unemployment, ambition

    • Editor's Pick
    • 56 Ratings
    • 1406 Views
    • 53 Comments
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    I'm Too Happy

    DECEMBER 5, 2008 7:00AM

    By Lonnie Lazar


    Topics: happiness, lucky strikes, fast food, jobs, beta corps, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 3627 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Getting married? You can always do what porn stars do

    AUGUST 20, 2008 8:03PM

    By Kat Wilder


    Topics: love, sex, divorce, marriage, true story, space, cheating, fit, happiness, singles, jealousy, threesomes, porn star, dads, date, lose weight, perfect wife

    • Editor's Pick
    • 0 Ratings
    • 908 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    How happy is the little Stone (#1510)

    AUGUST 17, 2008 5:28AM

    By huey


    Topics: photography, poetry, emily dickinson, happiness, simplicity

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