Scorpion I touched a scorpion; it struck. It was my fault; I had been warned – But for one split second Its beauty-fascination wrenched me From reason’s ice. I don’t think anyone could find a scorpion ugly, They shine too. Writhing and smarting from the sting I lashed out, struck on something soft I could not see. […]
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“Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure.” – Amos Bronson Alcott
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“Never allow your past to affect who you are today.”
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Feeling itchy from a sunburn, a bug bite or some other skin irritation is miserable, but the pleasure you get from scratching it isn’t just the absence of pain. It feels legitimately good to scratch, and the reason is fascinating. A 2008 study at Wake Forest University hooked people up to a MRI scanner and monitored brain activity when they […]
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“You can live without anything you weren’t born with, and you can make it through on even half of that.” – Gloria Naylor
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A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border sent authorities on a hunt after he alerted them to what appeared to be “skeletal remains” at the bottom of the river. After he called police in Arizona, authorities launched a search for the remains on Monday, and divers from the Buckskin Fire Department swam down to […]
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“Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied.” – Mark Twain
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“Dear young people, like the first disciples, follow Jesus! Do not be afraid to draw near to Him, to cross the threshold of His dwelling, to speak to Him face to face, as you talk with a friend.” – Pope Francis
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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear— not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
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