Gratitude:The Antidote To Desire


	Gratitude:The Antidote To Desire

drjamie03

3-14-2007 3:17 PM

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gratitude, happiness, contentment

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3-14-2007 3:19 PM

Thorne

These are some great clips, drjamie. Welcome to Clipmarks.

3-14-2007 3:21 PM

drjamie03

Thanks! This is nice...to hear positives when some of my clips have not been received well. Thank you for taking the time to welcome me!

3-14-2007 3:34 PM

Thorne

There are alot of ppl here who are open and willing to engage in dialogue. Adversely, there are alot of folks who seem to enjoy slamming clips as a sort of mental masturbation. Have fun.

3-14-2007 3:42 PM

drjamie03

Grinning. Thanks for that!

3-15-2007 9:38 AM

Socratoad

An absolutely wonderful clip. Food for thought. Thank you.

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