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		<title>In praise of scars</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the time you become Real, most of your hair has been loved off. Your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby.&#8221; &#8211;Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit &#160; Earlier this week, my friend Alice posted this empowering Caitlin Crosby video on her Facebook wall and I was moved to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The gift of receiving</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. &#8211; Helen Keller Have you ever found yourself in a position of extreme vulnerability &#8212; when you had to rely on others to help you navigate even the most ordinary routines? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pay it forward</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, a dear friend of mine fell from a ladder while working on a home-improvement project. She needed emergency surgery to repair her shattered knee, and had to spend weeks recovering at home with a battery of medical equipment. My injured friend had a family to care for &#8212; not to mention a full-time [...]]]></description>
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