http://oncewelive.com LETTERS OF PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:57:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Lover, Why are we so afraid to talk to the gorgeous stranger when we have nothing to lose? Why is the person we like usually the last person we say hi to in a room? Why do we use people we don't like to make the ones we do jealous? Why do we ... http://oncewelive.com/2010/02/14/why-cant-we-all-embrace-love/ Dear Skeptic, there's enough help in the world but not enough people asking for it. there's enough friendliness in the world, but not enough people admitting they need it. and there's enough love in the world, but not enough people open to it. Love Always, Nathan http://oncewelive.com/2009/07/16/theres-enough/ Dear Aging, "At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent." - Barbara Bush Love Always, Nathan http://oncewelive.com/2009/05/18/regrets-at-the-end-of-your-life/ Dear Singer (in every metaphorical sense of the word), Love Always, Nathan http://oncewelive.com/2009/05/06/susan-boyles-singing-audition/ Dear World, After watching the 113th Boston Marathon, I wrote this piece: an ethiopian finished first, a kenyan finished second, an american finished third. an american finished ahead of a kenyan, a kenyan finished ahead of an ethiopian. a brazilian carried his flag, a korean wore hers as a pin, a south ... http://oncewelive.com/2009/04/21/race/ Dear Student, "The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself and to others." - Grayson Kirk Love Always, Nathan http://oncewelive.com/2009/04/06/the-function-of-education/ Dear Sharer and Artist, For Spring Break, my friends and I went to Maine, then drove two cars from there to Quebec. During one of our long car rides, the people in each car didn't see the people in the other car for hours. Then there was even one time that ... http://oncewelive.com/2009/03/10/on-sharing-and-art/ Dear Lover, I have never been so bothered by a game show question in my life. In a Celebrity Family Feud episode, one of the questions was "Name something a woman might do if she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her." The survey revealed: 1. dump him (37 people said this) 2. ... http://oncewelive.com/2009/03/01/a-desperate-need-for-communication-and-understanding/ Dear World, Love Always, Nathan http://oncewelive.com/2009/02/25/dancing-matt/ Dear Lonely, "Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them." - Bill Russell Love Always, Nathan http://oncewelive.com/2009/02/23/letting-yourself-love/