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My Collection of the Most Inspiring, Touching, and Interesting Personal Stories on Squidoo

We have so many amazing, insightful, and inspiring lenses written about incredible people here but I have found the first-person accounts to be the most moving. I've collected personal stories of lensmasters from all walks of life who have had the courage and generosity to share their experiences with the world. Stories of courage, of living, of dying, of surviving.

I hope they will be as moving to you as they have been to me.

In Memorium

Karyll was diagnosed with breast cancer, began chemotherapy, and wrote lenses and a blog to record her journey in January, 2008.

She passed away the following month.

Rest in peace, Karyll.
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Our History

We are where we came from.

"I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me those who are to come. I looked back and saw my father, and his father, and all our fathers, and in front to see my son, and his son. And their eyes were my eyes."- Richard Llewellyn
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Family Stories

We cannot destroy kindred: our chains stretch a little sometimes, but they never break.
~Marquise de Sévigné

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Different Ages, Different Stages

"The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson."-Tom Bodett
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Inspiration

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
-Maria Robinson
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Stories From Our Best Friends

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France
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Sharing Life's Challenges

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."-Bernice Johnson
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Life and Loss

"Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love. It can't take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death."
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We Can Learn From Others

Lensmasters who share info that we all need to know.

"You learn something every day if you pay attention." ~Ray LeBlond
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The Simple Joys of Living

"Joy is not in things; it is in us."
-Richard Wagner
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A Little Peek In To My Life

"I am what I am and that's all what I am"
-Popeye the Sailor Man
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This Lens Benefits Longhopes

"Got a cookie?" - Bailey
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Please Leave A Tip For The Donkeys And Help Out My Personal Hero, Kathy Dean

The mission of Longhopes Donkey Shelter, Inc. is to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate and find permanent homes for donkeys that would otherwise be destroyed for meat consumption overseas.

Share Your Story With The World

  • ShirlW Sep 5, 2010 @ 7:32 am | delete
    There are so many interesting lenses to read, thank you for bringing this collection together. I will be back to read more of them. Thanks.
  • kathypi Nov 19, 2008 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    I ENJOYED READING YOUR LENS, VERY TOUCHING STORIES, KATHY
  • jonathanmartin Nov 9, 2008 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    Live it up
  • aj2008 Nov 3, 2008 @ 7:55 am | delete
    Well done on getting to Number 1 in "About Me" category! But I am breathing down your neck - tee hee!
  • Jewelsofawe Nov 3, 2008 @ 12:33 am | delete
    This is a great lens. Very touching.
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Mother of four awesome kiddos, Classical Homeopath and Holistic Health Consultant, divine prairie chick, birdwatching enthusiast, and Etsy addict. Usually... more »

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