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Relationships are like Flowers

Relationships are like flowers; they need to be watered if they are to grow. We water relationships with patience, clear communication, honesty, and care. When all else fails, return to the roots, the things that made you fall in love in the first place. Photo Credit: Wanderingnome @Flickr Please share this story!

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The Photograph

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

This picture arrived in my email box the other day. When I saw it, I was struck by the emotions it conveyed. In writing this I thought about the numerous ways I could attempt to offer you the profundity I find in the photograph. However, each time I would look back at the shot, I [...]

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Give Yourself To Love

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

Give yourself to love. Never be afraid to love. Love the tender young, the wise old, animals (big and small). Love the tiniest of plants to the largest of trees. Love the air, earth, the water, the energy all around you. Love new acquaintances and lifelong friends, men, women, your ancestors, your children, your parents. [...]

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Is it homophobic to split up gay penguins?

by Moments Count

From Alex Needham for The Guardian When Toronto zoo bought African penguins Pedro and Buddy from Pittsburgh’s National Aviary, they expected them to mate with two females. Instead, despite being trailed by lovelorn lady penguins, they only had eyes for each other, engaging in what naturalists call “courtship behaviour”. So Tom Mason, the zoo’s curator [...]

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Family: Heartfelt Love or Heartbreak Horror

by Rochelle Burns

We all have family. Some of us live under the same roof with them. Some have never met them. Some avoid them at all costs. There is the quip about why families come together once a year at holiday time: To realize why they don’t come together more often. Family, however it manifests itself in [...]

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96

by Alexandra Wallace

My grandmother turned 96 years old today, Sept 19, 2011, and we were here in Michigan to celebrate with her. Please share this story!

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Full Speed Ahead

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

How do you sail through your life? What I am asking you is if you are the Captain of your life’s journey or a Passenger on your voyage? Do you choose to accept responsibility for making the decisions about the course you intend to take? Or, do you prefer to look out across the vastness [...]

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Kangaroo Cuddle

by Valli Keller

What can kangaroos teach us about neonatal care? David and Kate Ogg found out when their baby, Jamie, was born barely clinging to life at 26 weeks and was declared dead shortly after birth. Well, Jamie is very much alive, thanks to some very good instincts on Kate’s part. It’s called the Kangaroo Cuddle and [...]

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Sometimes You Have to Choose to Love — A Love Story after PTSD

by Lily Casura

Into the dearth of “good news” about combat veterans with PTSD and their partners comes the remarkable love story of Josh and Helen, who met and fell in love AFTER his service, his suicide attempts, and his PTSD diagnosis. While PTSD can seem like the “third partner” in a relationship — the ever-present elephant in [...]

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Let Your Light Shine

by Donna Morask

“As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same.” Nelson Mandela As I reflect on these words I think about the many people I have been blessed to meet, whose light shone brighter than the Northern Star on a clear starlit night. As I ponder these [...]

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