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Lighten Up: Love Your Enemies

loveyourenemiesImage from Manna and Mercy by Daniel Erlander

 

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Lighten Up: The True Story of Kid President

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Go ahead and smile. What do you have to lose? It will make you feel and look better and it’s free. Image by Neal Fowler. Sourced via Flickr.