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3Hotdogs

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6. Take the attention off of yourself. Put it on someone else. Volunteer at a food bank.

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2022, 06:14 AM

Jul 2022

Become a school crossing guard and make a kid's life a bit better.

No. You can't fix the world or even the U.S.A. but you can make one person's life better or even your neighborhood better.

Now if you dismiss this, I'm gonna come back harder at you.

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You ever wake up one day [View all] vercetti2021 Jul 2022 OP

Quite a lot, actually. ZZenith Jul 2022 #1

I'd rather take the easier way vercetti2021 Jul 2022 #2

Yes, I feel that way sometimes, too. Easterncedar Jul 2022 #5

You might need to take a little break from DU and other news outlets. Concentrate patricia92243 Jul 2022 #3

I leave DU for a short time vercetti2021 Jul 2022 #4

The second part my my post said to think the things you are thankful for - a warm patricia92243 Jul 2022 #7

Take the attention off of yourself. Put it on someone else. Volunteer at a food bank. 3Hotdogs Jul 2022 #6

I hope to hear you are feeling better. Easterncedar Jul 2022 #8

I'm trying today vercetti2021 Jul 2022 #10

I'm very glad to hear it Easterncedar Jul 2022 #12

Every. Single. Day. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2022 #9

I'm in the same boat vercetti2021 Jul 2022 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author a kennedy Jul 2022 #13

You have posted often that you have weapons. Treefrog Jul 2022 #14

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