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		<title>Breakfast At McDonald&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something as simple as breakfast at MaDonald&#8217;s can turn into a lesson about unconditional acceptance, love and compassion. This story by an unknown author reminds us to &#8220;love people and use things, rather than love things and use people&#8220;.
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. [...]
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		<title>Treating People Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people have their heart in the right place! Here are some inspiring short stories by an unknown author that really illustrate unconditional giving &#8211; and the wonderful energy that accompanies acts of giving.
Pickup In The Rain
One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway [...]
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		<title>Recipe for a Happy New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your hopes for the new year? Here&#8217;s some advice that will make you smile! Written in recipe format, it&#8217;s a story by an unknown author, about the ingredients for a wonderful year. Enjoy!
12 months
faith, patience and courage
hope, generosity and kindness
prayer, meditation
1 good deed
dash of good spirits
a sprinkle of fun
a pinch of play
a cup [...]
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		<title>Angel On The Highway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Unknown
Note from Arlene: Stories are such beautiful ways to inspire and illustrate some of the basic truths of life. Last week, we featured a story called How to Find Happiness (Not) and it was immensely popular. So here&#8217;s another, very suitable for this holiday season: it&#8217;s one of many that you will be seeing [...]
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		<title>Little Actions, Huge Impact!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Priya Deelchand&#8230;
Here is a wonderful and famous story that I would like to share with you today. Stories like this, always have a way of putting the right perspective on life. Here it is.
Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth-grade class on the very first day of school in the fall and told [...]
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		<title>It&#8217;s Easy to Make a Difference!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<title>Validation: the video</title>
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		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[an award-winning short film by Kurt Kuenne

&#8220;Validation&#8221; is a fable about a parking attendant who validates not only a coupon for 2 hours free parking, but also the person holding the ticket. It is about the magic that happens when you give loving words and positive encouragement &#8211; when something you say helps a person [...]
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		<title>Gratitude &#8211; The Key to Happiness</title>
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		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony Yost &#8230;
Gratitude is the feeling of thankfulness for what you have been given. Gratitude means having the attitude that you are grateful even through hard times when life around you is stressful and uncertain. We can all use a little more gratitude in our lives to share our appreciation for what we have [...]
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		<title>To Give Is Human, To Receive&#8230; Divine!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Soni Pitts&#8230;
&#8220;Let the person I serve express his thanks according to his own bringing up and his sense of honor.&#8221;
&#8211;Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa), SANTEE SIOUX
This intriguing quote landed in my inbox the other day and brought up some interesting thoughts&#8230;we all know that we&#8217;re supposed to give without strings attached and without desiring thanks. [...]
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