<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>With thanks to Steve Wesner of D.A. Davidson for giving us reason to smile . . .</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">1.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I'm</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2653"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">working
on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
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own words, she said,</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">"Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile."</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I asked my mentor - a very successful business man in his 70s-</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2671"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">what
his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said,</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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after my 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
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the grocery store and gave me a hug. When I tensed up, she realized I</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2693"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">didn't
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smile and said</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2700"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">,
"On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2703"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">Center."</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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When I went into the trunk for the spare, it was flat too.</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2738"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">A
man in</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
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BMW pulled over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he offered me a job. I <span>start tomorrow</span>.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2750"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">Today,
as my father, three brothers, and two sisters stood around my</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
</span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2755"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">mother's
hospital bed, my mother uttered her last coherent words before she</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2757"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">died.
</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">She
simply said, "I feel so loved right now. We should have gotten together like this more often."</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2766"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">7.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2766"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">Today,
I kissed my dad on the forehead as he passed away in a small</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
</span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2771"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">hospital
bed. About 5 seconds after he passed,</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2773"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">I
realized it was the first</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
</span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2777"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">time
I had given him a kiss since I was a little boy.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2785"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">Today,
in the cutest voice, my 8-year-old daughter asked me to start</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
<span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space">
</span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2789"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">recycling.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">
I c</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">huckled and asked, "Why?" She replied, "So you can help me</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
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</span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2793"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">save
the planet." I chuckled again and asked, "And why do you want to save</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
<span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space">
</span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2796"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">the
planet?"</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2798"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">Because
that's where I keep all my stuff," she said.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2806"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">9.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2806"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">Today,
when I witnessed a 27-year-old breast cancer patient laughing</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
<span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space">
</span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2810"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">hysterically
at her 2-year-old daughter's antics, I suddenly realized that</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
<span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space">
</span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2813"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">I
need to stop complaining about my life and start celebrating it again.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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a boy in a wheelchair saw me desperately struggling on crutches</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
</span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2826"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">with
my broken leg and offered to carry my backpack and books for me.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> He</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
</span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2830"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">helped
me all the way across campus to my class and as he was leaving he</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2832"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">said,</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">"I
hope you feel better soon."</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2844"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">Today,
I was feeling down because the results of a biopsy came back</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">
</span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2848"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">malignant.
When I got home, I opened an e-mail that said, "Thinking of you</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> <span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2851"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">today.
If you need me, I'm a phone call away."</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">It
was from a high school</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">
<span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space">
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I hadn't seen in 10 years.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2864"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">Today,
I was traveling in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> </span></strong><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2864"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">He</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> <span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2869"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">said
he hadn't eaten anything in over 3 days and looked extremely skinny and</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> <span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2872"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white">unhealthy.
Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#330033;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2874"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">was</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> <span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong id="m_-5125142049556457616aolmail_m_-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmail_m_6616570525410944522ox-d2ecb652ca-aolmail_m_-2261927993016383717yiv4169142551ox-7a5e4611c0-aolmail_m_-1414942613968421966m_-8956344457244099990yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493074618790_2877"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">eating.</span></strong><span class="m-5125142049556457616aolmailm-3145441597751645496yiv1121992611aolmailapple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">The
first thing the man said was, "We can share it.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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best sermons are lived, not preached.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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