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Paths Are Made By Walking
2012s Baccalaureate speaker at the University of Pennsylvania was an unconventional choice for an Ivy League school. To address their newly-minted graduates, aspiring to dazzling careers, they picked a man who has never in his adult life, applied for a job. A man who hasnt worked for pay in nearly a decade, and whose self-stated mission is simply "to bring smiles to the world and stillness to my heart".

[Paths Are Made By Walking]

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An Unsuspecting Restaurant Table
So there we are sitting in our little booth, finishing up a, tasty meal. It dawns on us, its time. Who will it be? Who will it be? Hmmm. them! Who? Them, the couple behind me over my left shoulder. All right, lets do it! Our waiter comes over and asks:

[An Unsuspecting Restaurant Table]

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A Reason To Celebrate
Numbly, I left my husband, Marty, at the hospital where I had been visiting two of my children and headed for the grocery store. Since it was eleven p.m., I drove to the only store I knew was open twenty-four hours a day. I turned my car motor off and rested my head against the seat.

[A Reason To Celebrate]

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Three Qualifications for the New Politician
There are plenty of politicians who genuinely desire to serve their communities and nations with humility and integrity, dedicating their lives to the cultivation of a wisdom that will benefit society at large; sadly, they are a minority.

[Three Qualifications for the New Politician]

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Not Your Usual Panhandler
Doug Eaton wanted to celebrate his birthday on June 11 in a big way, so he turned to his friends for ideas -- ended up marking the day with random acts of kindness, including handing out free money to people passing by.

[Not Your Usual Panhandler]

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