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Do You Want to Become a Diamond?

She calls this her "ultimate artwork" - having her body cremated after she dies and then compressed to form a diamond...
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Fireworks!

This year, the fireworks lasted. In fact they're still there, bright and colorful, turning summersaults in the sky. Let me explain how that happened...
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The Ticket
Am I entitled to act foolishly?

I had just pulled out of my parking spot and was fastening my seatbelt... What's next, fining consumers of heavy mayonnaise because of its high cholesterol content?
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Allergies!

Are you allergic to the "difficult" people in your life? Three medically-tested methods of dealing with the irritation...
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Is This Your Ten Million Dollars?

Rabbi Declines Ten Million Dollar Lottery Prize: sez it's 'against his principles'
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02:03:04:05:06:07

This won't happen again for another hundred years. I may forget by then. Should I wake up at 2:00 AM to experience this once-in-a-lifetime moment?
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Taking Diet Lessons
What I Learnt From Dieting

By my thirteenth birthday I was obese, and I have been dieting ever since. Following guidelines I've developed over the years, I have finally stabilized my weight. These strategies have also taught me how to successfully ride the roller coaster of life.
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Garbage

Words - like garbage - can fertilize growth, be recycled into something useful, or contaminate your world...
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Why Do You Enjoy Professional Sports?

Why do people idolize pathetic home teams which contain not an ounce of talent? The answer to this question sheds light on our steadfast allegiance to the "Jewish Team"...
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The Placebo Effect

Placebos may alleviate pain, but they are no substitute for real medications. The same is true with the soul's ailments -- we should not be feeding her placebos!
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Touchdown
An Inspirational Football Game

A stint on the sidelines of a football game gave me the time to contemplate the messages the game is supposed to teach me.
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Brain Shutdown Syndrome
What the GPS taught me

What the GPS taught me
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Wrappings

Decide on a color scheme. Play with texture. Mix and match. Don't be afraid to use your imagination. These gift wrapping tips apply to the gifts of life as well...
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Thanksgiving: The Jewish Perspective

As Jewish citizens of this land, we always look to the Torah for a deeper perspective and additional insight. What light does the Torah shed on the wonderful trait of thankfulness?
Personal Distraction Accessory
(Otherwise known as the PDA)

It's the paradox of modern life: we're connected all the time, so were never connected to this moment in time...
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What I Learned From a Jilted Bride

When Kyle Paxman's wedding was called off six weeksbefore it was supposed to take place, she reacted just the way we all hope we would: she turned the negative into something very positive
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My New Pair of Glasses

How would life be if we simply explained its occurrences in a positive way?
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Don't Tell Me to Cheer Up

If I am going through a hard time I don't want someone to tell me to be cheerful--I want someone to understand why I am miserable
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There Now
A Vacation Meditation

For hundreds of years--perhaps since the beginning of Creation--a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it. And you are there... now.
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Just Be There

"I just found out that my friend is terminally ill but I haven't spoken to him because I don't know what to say." I guess it's like the bank -- it will only lend you money if they are convinced you don't need it!
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