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Bring On The Finest Moments Of Life: Moments That Bring Pure, Ecstatic Joy - Fran Larson
We all want it; we all crave it. I am talking about those “finest” moments in life; the moments that produce the deepest and sweetest joy in the whole universe. I am not talking about winning the lottery or getting a job promotion or even realizing a dream that has finally come... Submitted 94 days 23 hours ago.

The Ladder of Your Life - Which Rung are You on? - - e
If a ladder represents our life, the rungs of our ladder represent our breakthroughs. Have you had one lately? Sometimes we think that we have arrived at the top rung of our ladder. Nothing else needs to be done. All we have to do is hold on and hope no sudden wind blows us off. And sometimes... Submitted 1 year 21 days ago.

Christina Taylor Green Murder Senseless: 9 Year Old Murdered, Inconsolable Grief, Hearts Broken - Gregory Lewis
"A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on." - Carl Sandburg TUCSON, AZ – Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is responsive two days after being shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner. When the news first broke, all the major news sources reported that Ms. Giffords had died, but... Submitted 1 year 31 days ago.

Let the Arrow Fly - - e
(This little tale is about life, and how we look in all the wrong places for our contentment). A poor man and his wife lived in a small hut. Their one joy in life was giving food to a monk who would stop by their little hut every morning on his alms round. Over many, many years, they got... Submitted 1 year 188 days ago.

The Meaning of Life is Sharing Life - Jon Searles
Throughout my life I have, like so many others, searched for its meaning. Grasping to understand my place in the world, where I am from and where I will go, made me realize that I am no more than one of the grains of sand on the seashore of descendants as promised by God to Abraham in Genesis... Submitted 4 years 205 days ago.

As The World Wars Turn - Rick Medina
What’s going to happen next in the world that might shock you? What if we nuked some Middle Eastern country tomorrow? Would you cry over them? Would you feel sorrow or pity? What if you felt good about it? What if you said that wasn’t enough? As Christmas rolls around one more time in... Submitted 72 days 15 hours ago.

Stranded, Desperate, Alone And Paralyzed On The Last Day Of School - Fran Larson
The last day of school fills me with excitement. I take a deep breath as I think about the idea of no more homework or scurrying to class. No more running up the stairs, hoping I will make it in time. I am free. I let the words seep through my whole being, as I close my book for the last... Submitted 86 days 23 hours ago.

We Can’t Go Back In Time-The Door Is Closed Forever: Remember Magic Moments & Look Ahead For More - Fran Larson
Most of the time when you work in a Doctor’s Office, there is more than plenty to do. If you do your job thoroughly, you would find yourself staying after everyone has left; you would be calling in prescriptions and giving patients their lab work results as well as getting charts prepared... Submitted 134 days 21 hours ago.

Dear Diary, My Day Started Crazy: A Long Maroon Limo Came To Collect Me Because They Said I Was Dead - Fran Larson
Dear Diary, I heard a car honking over and over again and the honk got louder and louder. I looked outside and a long maroon limo was blocking the front door. In fact, it was so long, it was blocking the whole front of my house. I was blocked in my own house. I had a mixture of emotions. I... Submitted 142 days 9 hours ago.

“Independence Day?” - Chiradeep
Today is the day when India was independent from the British Rule in 1947. There is celebration in all over India whole day. People in India distribute sweets, wish each other. There is flag hoisting in different places, there are speeches, addresses by the Prime Minister and other leaders of the... Submitted 179 days 19 hours ago.

Lines in the Sand and Shifting Winds - - Gregory Lewis
BACK EAST - Looking for my reading glasses…ah, here they are, on my head. Someone mentioned in reply to an article about why one religion is better than another one that he never sees anybody write about what makes his own religion worse than another one. I almost thought to write a... Submitted 251 days 19 hours ago.

We Are Destroying Our Neighbours! - Terrence Aubrey
During the last 40 years, we mankind have lost 60% of our lions, zebras and giraffes. When added to the already known rapid decline in numbers of the great ape and Gorilla it paints a very bleak picture of the care, or lack of care we give to the wildlife with whom we share this planet. These... Submitted 306 days 19 hours ago.

When Dear God? - Patricia Barbee
He came in with a rose in a vase He'd soon have to leave for the base. He'd leave his family alone He did not where to roam He wears the uniform of the country He swore to uphold the laws for the free At the field all are assembling acting fine Some would come back at... Submitted 1 year 311 days ago.

The Nature of Man? - Jack H. Schick
For a while I worked at a small wastewater plant in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was nestled in a pastoral little valley in farm country. A pristine stream flowed among big slabs of rocks that had fallen out of the steep wooded hillside across from the Plant. A few dozen yards downstream it... Submitted 1 year 335 days ago.

Living Life Unconsciously - - e
Do you feel at times that you are just going through the motions, living life unconsciously? Did you know that this feeling is actually close to spirituality, more so than being entirely and endlessly enthralled with life? Now, there is a difference between living life unconsciously and... Submitted 2 years 116 days ago.

Ladies, You Know You Are Officially An "Old Woman" When... - Yangki Christine Akiteng
I used to ask my mother and other older women, "What does it feel like to be old?" No one ever really gave me a satisfactory answer. I always got "Hmmm... I don't really feel different. I just know I like myself more now". To be acknowledged as an "Old woman" in my culture comes with lots of... Submitted 2 years 158 days ago.

Spring fever - - David Tanguay
"Spring" the season when the resurrection of nature is taking place, after a long hibernation in winter's cold tomb, she speaks to all of creation with a voice from within. The trees listen and obey her commands and become fruitful their leaves open and come alive. The frost breaks... Submitted 2 years 325 days ago.

Why I Love America (poem) - - David Tanguay
I was born and raised in America, - known as the land of the free I recited the pledge of a allegiance as I attended grammar school I was nurtured in believing God shed his grace on thee As a teenager I strayed away from the golden rule At nineteen, I seen young men die on the battlefield... Submitted 3 years 109 days ago.

The Meaning of Life - Jane Trufant Harvey
The meaning of life is simple; to love and be loved. Learning how to unravel the meaning of how to love and be loved transforms a simple expression into an inner importance. It is an act of intention. It is to not just to step out of your comfort zone but to leap out. To love and be loved is…... Submitted 4 years 204 days ago.

Happiness Is the Meaning of Life! - Estelle Boudreau
The meaning of life is what you make it. Your choices. Life doesn't just happen. It's about being in the moment and being thankful for what you have today. It's not about what happened in the past, however your experiences and lessons learned make you who you are today. And it's not about... Submitted 4 years 215 days ago.

The Savior of the World on The Meaning of Life - Avis Ward
34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 35 “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 “For... Submitted 4 years 217 days ago.

Things Falling Apart Reveal a New Song - Dr. Carla Goddard
Your story – every single note – is worth singing. Especially those dissonant, not-quite-X-Factor-ready tunes. And for those of you less musically inclined, this: Your story – every word, every phrase, every sentence, every paragraph, every page – is worth telling.... Submitted 112 days 22 hours ago.

Steve Jobs iRIP 1955-2011 - - Isaac Sarayiah
...I will be the first to acknowledge that I don’t own an Apple product and I am very much in the minority as I think everyone who I know does. But, as the world today mourns a phenomenal visionary, we should delight in that Steve Jobs was of our time and demonstrated his ethos via his... Submitted 127 days 18 hours ago.

Taking Away Another’s Freewill And What Can Happen When One Does - - Kellie Hastings
Freewill And What It Means The true meaning of the word freewill for all life is to act, behave and decide on ones own initiative and choices without outside influence or control. It means to be and live free from physical or moral limits or control. It means to be free from, never bound to... Submitted 129 days 18 hours ago.

Going Beyond Oneself - *Bei Yin*
Is there a need to go beyond ourselves? What holds us back, to live and experience spaces *beyond*? Our 'perception' is limited by our state of *awareness* , that depends on our still primitive condition of our evolution as humans. What we see as 'understanding' within our perception, is just... Submitted 142 days 19 hours ago.