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When I was young, my sisters and I would often turn on some music - we had several favorites- and dance and skip and jump and sing and...

by I grew up in a small town in northeastern Utah. It was pretty idyllic. I see now that it was the last window of a certain way of life...

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Learn about the emotional benefits of journaling. Research shows that photographs + words are more powerful than either alone.