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Bridal Father/Daughter Wedding Dance

Viral Video: Are You Ready for a Good Cry?

Are you ready for a good cry? Try watching this moving wedding video without shedding a few tears. A few months before her wedding, Andrea’s father died. To celebrate the father/daughter dance at her wedding, her brother Nick recorded “Butterfly Kisses” (her father’s favorite song) and played it while Andrea danced with her father’s father, […]

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Cesar Millan on Unstable Pack Leaders

Cesar Millan: On Honesty, Integrity, and Loyalty

I learned the roots of any relationship—honesty, integrity, loyalty. It’s hard to find a human to give you all three. But every dog, that’s all they know. Humans are the only species that follows unstable pack leaders. Animals don’t. Why would they? — Cesar Millan By the way, that’s a photo of our two dogs: […]

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Giving Viral Video

Viral Video: Giving

This viral video is so heart-warming. It has had over 20 million views in three years. And well-deserved. Giving is the best communication.

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Dalai Lama on Change

The Quotable Dalai Lama: Open Your Arms to Change

Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values. — Dalai Lama Never let go of the things you really value, but do open yourself up to change. And here’s a taller image optimized for Pinterest:

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Peggy Noonan on Miracles

Peggy Noonan: On Miracles

I believe in miracles. The way I see it, life isn’t flat and thin and “realistic”; it’s rich and full of mystery and surprise. I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see. I also think they happen every day, from […]

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Brian Tracy: On Making Plans

Brian Tracy: On Making Plans

You don’t always need to plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe. Trust. Let go. And see what happens. — Brian Tracy

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Marilyn Robinson

Marilynne Robinson: We Are Precious and Interesting

Say that we are a puff of warm breath in a very cold universe. By this kind of reckoning we are either immeasurably insignificant or we are incalculably precious and interesting. I tend toward the second view. — Marilynne Robinson

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Confucious on Goals

Confucius: On Obtaining Goals

When it is obvious that your goals cannot be reached, don’t abandon your goals. Change your action steps. — Confucius

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Louis Koster: On What Is True

Louis Koster: What Is True

When you find yourself in the middle of it, the best place to start is to identify what is true. — Louis Koster

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Ronda Rousey: On Making Changes

Ronda Rousey: On Making a Change

How you feel is entirely in your mind. Your mind has nothing to do with your environment. It has nothing to do with anyone around you. It is entirely your decision. Making a change in your life is as easy as making a decision and acting on it. That’s it. — Ronda Rousey, UFC champion

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