Looking for the good may be part nature, but it can be nurtured. I believe that with my whole heart. I have learned it by writing obituaries, raising a family, and living in a small town. Find the good, praise the good, and do good, because you are still able to and because what moves your heart will remain long after you are gone and turn up in the most unexpected places, maybe even clutched tightly in the dirty little hand of a child running along an Alaskan beach. Everyone has heard of hearts turning to stone. But stones can turn into hearts, too. I know, because I’ve gratefully accepted
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