Dreams
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Ikigai: The Japanese Philosophy for Purposeful Living
People often say that finding purpose is the foundation of a healthy and more fulfilling life. Yet for millions of people, purpose feels elusive, like some far-off destination, an epiphany waiting for divine intervention.Narratives around living the life of your dreams can package purpose in a very ...
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The Teeth-Falling-Out Dream: What Does It Mean?
Experiencing physical trauma in a dream can be very unsettling, to say the least. And sleep disturbances don’t just affect your sleep quality, they can also leave you feeling a little freaked out.In fact, many of us instinctively check our body for damage when we wake up after one of these unsettlin...
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SMART Goals: A Complete Guide To Achieving Your Dreams
Setting goals is the foundation of many forms of success or accomplishment. Listen to any success story, and you’ll hear about the power of outlining your dreams and ambitions. On the other hand, you only have to look at New Year's resolutions to see that setting goals is only part of the challenge ...
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Homeless Couple Couldnt Afford to Get Married for 24 Years - Then a Stranger Throws Them a Surprise Wedding
Love can endure even in the most challenging circumstances. For Rosalyn Ferrer and Rommel Basco, their dream of getting married seemed out of reach as they struggled to survive on the streets of Pampanga province in The Philippines. But thanks to the kindness of a local hair salon owner, their lives...
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Teen Thinks His Constant Dribbling Annoys the Neighbors - Little Did He Know They Were Planning Something in Secret
Teens sometimes get a bad rap, even when they’re not doing anything wrong. Sure, those teenage years can be a rebellious phase, but that doesn’t mean these kids aren’t good people. Sometimes, they’re just trying to make a difference in their corner of the world, just as adults are trying to do in th...
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Stranger Gives Taco Stand Owner $1,000 Tip - But That Wasnt All, There Was More Up the Mans Sleeve
Having a dream is important, but it can be hard to realize that dream without the proper funds. We all know that eventually, hard work and determination will pay off, but sometimes we need a little help from an unexpected source to really manifest those dreams into reality. And that’s exactly what t...
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Teen Works Hard to Pay For Her Dream College - Gives Her Entire Savings to Her Mom Instead After Finding Out She’s in Debt
It takes a special kind of person to be giving when they have nothing. Recently, one aspiring Texas teenager gave up her college savings to help her mom pay rent.Alondra Carmona is an 18-year-old senior at YES Prep East End in Houston, Texas. She was recently accepted to Barnard College, an Ivy Leag...
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50-Year-Old Woman Challenges Herself to Spend 500 Days Alone Underground - When the Time's Up, She Doesnt Want to Leave
How much time are you able to spend alone, without seeing anyone else? A few days? Maybe longer? Now, how much time do you think you’d be able to go without seeing anyone else while also living alone, underground? One woman figured she could last 500 days… and she was right.A Scientific JourneyCourt...
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Womans Dad Passed Away in an Accident - 13 Years Later, She Discovers a Surprising List Written by Him at Her House
“I didn’t talk about it.”Indeed, it had been 13 long, painful years for Laura Carney. At age 38, a mix of pain and shame at how senseless it was kept it all buried inside. Per the Washington Post, her father had been tragically killed by a distracted driver using their cell phone. While Carney did s...
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Immigrant Janitor Graduates From Nursing School - And Works at the Same Hospital He Used to Clean
Turning your dreams to reality doesn’t happen overnight. It takes long days and years of focus to become who you hope to be. Recently, one immigrant from Dominican Republic actualized his childhood dream.Why One Young Man Became a Janitor at a HospitalPhoto by Jon Tyson on UnsplashFrank Baez came to...
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Grandmother and Grandson Hate Each Other for 10 YearsUntil She Agrees to His Wild Idea
For the past seven and a half years, grandma and grandson duo Joy, 93, and Brad Ryan, 42, have had one goal — to visit every single one of the United States National Parks, all 63 of them.They finally did it. Last week, they reached their final destination, setting foot in the National Park of Ameri...
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Struggling Single Mom Forced to Drop Her Studies - Then, Her Sons Secret Plan Gives Her Something She Wasnt Expecting
Rui Da Silva’s mother Elnete worked hard for him and his sibling to have a good upbringing in the UK. Now, Da Silva wanted to do the same for her.One Son Wanted to Give His Mom What She Gave HimElnete was working as a dinner lady in London. Da Silva, a youth worker and music producer, told BuzzFeed ...
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