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In Your Moment of Despair, Here’s Why I Know You’re Important

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In Your Moment of Despair, Here’s Why I Know You’re Important

In Your Moment of Despair, Here’s Why I Know You’re Important

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you ever felt beaten down? Felt like the non-stop waves of defeat and distress have just crushed out hope? Maybe you’ve staggered on because the only other option is not even tenable, but you feel as if hope has been crushed out by unyielding despair.

Regrets, Tears, and Sadness

Regrets, Tears, and Sadness

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are so many regrets that I have, and so many wrongs that I wish that I could undo, but I can’t.  And today I got a notification on Facebook: she’s having her birthday in 4 days!  But she passed away just recently. I cared for her a lot, and she shaped my ideals of what a good woman is like. I cannot wait for eternity to truly set in. …

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The Girl with All the Gifts

The Girl with All the Gifts

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s always something that’s most important.

Looking Back Can Kill You

Looking Back Can Kill You

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDo you have lots of regrets? Do you look back on past relationships, actions, or feelings, wishing that you could JUST do it different? Sometimes that consumes people! John Landy and Roger Bannister broke the miracle mile (sub 4’00”) around the same time (header image). When they raced against each other, the eyes of the world were looking. Right before the finish, Landy looked back over his shoulder to see…

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Today, Be Thankful

Today, Be Thankful

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Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, be thankful. Be thankful for the overwhelming smile that lit up your heart when your son saw you while he was playing in the yard when you got home from work, and he ran to hug you, for the love you felt when you last embraced your mom, though she was too weak to hug you back, for the warm sound of your dad’s laughter as he greeted you…

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Sandra Bullock is Pure Evil
Lucas’ Free Romantic Advice!© SANDRA BULLOCK EDITION

Lucas’ Free Romantic Advice!© SANDRA BULLOCK EDITION

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 3 minutesHey DudeBro! Are you busy writing online dating profiles while safely hiding from the hateful sun in your basement computer room? Are you spewing paragraphs upon paragraphs out, explaining why, and you’re just not sure, but life hasn’t somehow coalesced a hunk or meat and star stuff together that would seek you out like a rat to cheese? In other words, are you busy hammering away at your keyboard, typing…

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The Valentine’s Blues (AKA: Why You’re Wretched and How I’ll Fix It)

The Valentine’s Blues (AKA: Why You’re Wretched and How I’ll Fix It)

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 4 minutesV-Day is on the way, and you’re tired of online dating. Let’s face it, even Jeffrey Dahmer and Hitler had a better love life than you. It’s time to up your game, and for only a small fee, I can help you out. Like a greasy, cat-sized rodent trapped in your walls, the Valentine’s season has arrived, keeping you up nights as it skitters noisily in the drywall for two…

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