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A Bowl of Hair Dye and An Intimation Of Immortality

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Yesterday my wife, with a bowl of hair dye in her hand, approached and requested me to dye her hair. I said, “you know, I don’t like dying hairs myself, so I have let them be as they are. If yours are getting white you also let them be that way. Moreover, I am 55 [...]

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It was a rather hostile email…

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People will write me at times with hostility or anger. But, I believe what is often behind it is a true desire to gain an understanding of the questions they’re angrily tossing or aggressively pushing at me. Okay, I’ll grab the baton and run the race with you – so here’s the answer……. iPhones use [...]

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How To Be Compassionate: Use Your Imagination

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I wish I knew What it’s like to be A splinter, a bee. A song, a sea. A tree, a shoe. A bird that’s new. I wish I knew What it’s like to be you. – By my daughter Tamar, at age 7   When I was a child, I experienced an awakening moment. My [...]

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Did you know one of Brigham Young’s sons was a drag queen?

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It was on a Sunday morning that a hundred members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles poured into the cabin of a jetliner at LAX. Just as we were settling into our tight quarters, a large group of young Mormon men, dressed in their trademark white shirts and dark pants, boarded the plane. No one in the chorus said a word.

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How To Be Free: Release the stories that are holding you back from embracing what you love

Thumbnail image for How To Be Free: Release the stories that are holding you back from embracing what you love by Lauren Rosenfeld

When we adopted our oldest son from Kazakhstan in 2001, he was just a few months shy of his 4th birthday. He had spent all of his days since birth in the orphanage, and in those years he had never owned a thing. Not a book. Not a toy. Not even a stitch of clothing. [...]

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Grief

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Dear James,
The breath in you is hard to take in. I know every single fiber of your being is in excruciating pain. I know it is dark, James. I know. I am hearing you when you say you don’t want to go on. But there is a place, a space outside of this dark abyss that is speaking to you and offering you a hand…

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Steinbeck and son – a father’s gift

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon
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The first time a father shares his deepest thoughts with his children on the curious mystery called “love” can be memorable or mundane. In this recorded podcast, Brooke Leigh Sheldon shares with you the story of John Steinbeck’s wise offerings to his son, Thom. Please share this story!

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I have a problem with “hate”.

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon
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iPhones use the Download link to listen How do we define who we are? How will we define what we are to become? How can we define what we will create? Now, where do we begin? Please share this story!

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On St. Patrick’s Day – Claim your Anam Cara

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We all know those times when something really hits the spot and we want “seconds”. Well, apparently this post hit the spot for a lot of you, because a whole bunch of you requested we repost it.  So, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, and to let you know we’re always listening, we lay this [...]

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We Are All The World – Somos El Mundo

by Moments Count

25 Years Ago we came together and made a difference. Let music heal the world again. Listen. Dance. Click through. Open your heart. And do more. Donate. Somos El Mundo Please share this story!

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