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When we were girls
2023-12-05We lived on the banks of the Tennessee River, and we owned the summers when we were girls. We ran wild through humid(潮湿的) summer days that never ended...
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More than one way to the square
2023-12-05We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered...
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The goodness of life
2024-10-11Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life's goodness can at times be overshadowed(使...
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Try to Remember the Good Things
2024-10-11When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it...
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Every Day is a Lucky Day
2023-12-05I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One...
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Smile 微笑
2024-10-11Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other―it doesn’t matter who it is―and that...
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Everything happens for the best
2024-10-13"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something good will ha...
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The restrained freedom
2023-12-05One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled ...
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Facing Death
2023-12-05When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right....
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Man-crying
2023-12-05A short walk from my house in Hampshire, on a hill overlooking the heathland(石南灌丛) , is a plaque marking the spot where Richard Pryce Jones deliberate...