Life Appreciation · Since April 10, 2010

Living Is So Big

Come see why living is so big — stories, songs, and moments of joy, kindness, family, and everyday light. Then share your reason.

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Living Is So Big

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LIVING IS SO BIG... Always turns out good

Things always turn out to be good.  In your favor and for your benefit.  Like a rainy day, then comes the rainbow.  So never give up because things always turn out to be in your favor.  Living is so big, always because of this.

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Saturday Morning Shoe Shine

My grandfather shined shoes outside the train station in Philadelphia for thirty-one years. When I was little, he'd let me sit on the little stool next to him on Saturdays and hand him the brushes.

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The Blackout Potluck

A thunderstorm knocked out power on our whole street one July evening. By seven o'clock, everyone was standing on their porches, staring at their dark houses and their slowly warming freezers.

LIVING IS SO BIG... helping the Human race

Living Is So Big when you actually step up and help the Human race and not just talk about it. Please walk the walk just like the folks are doing from Living is so big. Kudos to this family for trying to help the human race and make this world a better place. Peace, Love and Joy.

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Backgammon Under the Plane Trees

There's a small park near my apartment with a few stone tables under big plane trees. In June, I started bringing my backgammon board there on hot evenings, the same wooden board my father carried from Tehran in 1979.

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Moments along the way

Pictures from the road, the booth, and the people who make living so big.

Living Is So Big booth in Lyndhurst, August 29, 2010
Living Is So Big booth in Lyndhurst, August 29, 2010
The Agudo Family (From left to right: Jesus, Chris & Iliana)
The Agudo Family (From left to right: Jesus, Chris & Iliana)
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