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Friends most definitely friends make life worth living

Seeing all the beauty grace and good in the world through the purity of my 4yearold sons soul

Watching your 13yearolds face light up after she landed her first roundoff back handspring Seeing your kids believe in the art of the possible and their own abilities is priceless

Having peace of mind

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Your granddaughter screaming with delight when she spots you across a crowded restaurant Meeting the love of my life at a Gilbert amp Sullivan rehearsal of Iolanthe

The wonder and awe in your childrens faces when they look at you convinced that you are the smartest coolest quotawesomeistquot parent ever even if we know the truth

Seeing my older child graduate from UM this spring with the president as the commencement speaker and knowing that I will be back there in two years for the graduation of my second child

The encouragement of my parents Wearing blueany shade Helping preschoolers to improve their self image Teaching my fiveyearold daughter to read Remembering my favorite book Wind in the Willows Sharing ideas with a friend Singing a plaintive Jewish melody

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I choose to be happynbspTo appreciate the weather whatever it may benbspTo see lifes challenges as opportunities to triumph and learnnbspTo love myself as I want others to love me To faithfully trust that the only thing I really control is my inter

A nap on the weekend with the cats

Good health at 65 40 wonderful years of marriage to the girl met on the third floor of the UGLI having four future Wolverines born of two past Wolves still helping people solve their problems after 41 years of law practice and through the use of the False

My wife smiling and squeezing my hand my grandson touching my cheek on his way to dreamland smelling the fresh cut grass or the ocean serenity at sunrise and sunset Seeing my kids becoming responsible adults and parents in their own rights as well as good

UM memories such as JFK on the Union steps MLK in Hill Auditorium singing The Victors and seeing the Marching Band make the block M Being comfortable to be at peace with myself friends and family so that the glass is always at least half full Being able t

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How about grad school when you think theres no place else to go Getting married when you find the right partner Living through the whole wedding trauma Having children watching them grow being proud of them when they do well ashamed of them when they mis

Being involved in the community socially politically and as a volunteer Being employed and even getting fired Growing spiritually Learning new subjects for fun Getting to know your parents again as an adult losing your parents getting used to being an orp

Having traumatic illness surviving and being a different person Getting to know grandchildren Knowing that life doesnt end with me Praying for a good healthy fulfilling future for them as they grow to adulthood each one unique Getting to know my sister ag

In the morning the lingering fragrance of lilacs a subtle reminder of spring As I drive west white wisps on the watercolor sky Chirping cardinals and robins Samantha laughing Baseball game announcers my team winning Living intensely No papers to read lib