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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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If you recently turned a landmark age and
immediately forgot your PIN number, don’t
panic—you can counteract age-related
changes in the brain (which begin at about age 30) with a
surprisingly simple regimen of activities guaranteed to nurture and
fortify your mental muscle. Here are five easy ways to keep your
brain quick and sharp, so you never draw a blank at the ATM
again.
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By Inspector, on Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:30pm PDT
Has the "Romeo" in your life ever serenaded you? Can you
remember the song? If not would it made life any better in your
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