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Compassion literally means to feel with, to suffer with. Everyone
is capable of compassion, and yet everyone tends to avoid it
because it's uncomfortable. And the avoidance produces psychic
numbing -- resistance to experiencing our pain for the world and
other beings.
It had been raining for…
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She looked at the photograph of her son. He would always be
seven years old, tow haired and missing two front teeth. Grasping
the framed photo tighter in her quivering hands, so tight that the
corners of the brass colored left impressions in her flesh, she
looked at the American flag covered…
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Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve
everything he was capable of achieving. He was obsessed with this
desire. He ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die,
having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish.
There were so many things he could…
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By Ashley, on Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:41pm PDT
Have you ever been so close to love with someone: marriage, kids,
the whole nine, and then everything falls apart? Then,
without an emotional warning, you hate them for not trying to fix
the relationship...when they were to blame. But in
relationships, is it even safe to blame the… Read More »
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I am in my 20's. I am overweight, and, sure, I have my
reasons. But I have never been a yo-yo dieter, nor do I plan
on becoming a yo-yo dieter. Several months ago, I changed the
way I eat and increased my level of activity substantially, and the
weight is coming off. I… Read More »
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By neelam, on Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:45pm PDT
My mom in-law has immence hatred for me. please help. Read More »
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