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		<title><![CDATA[I used to be a cutter.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to be a cutter.<p>
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<p>
	Once my best friends found out, they freaked out.<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The day after, my best friend gave me a box filled with papers.</span></p>



<p>
	She said that each of the papers are something good about me, and I am to read one every day for a year.<span style="font-size: 10pt;">238 to go..</span></p>



<p>
	Friends who care GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We were travelling home on Christmas Eve and were delayed because of snow.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were travelling home on Christmas Eve and were delayed because of snow.<p>
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<p>
	One stop from home, my sister realised she&#39;d forgotten to buy a connecting ticket.<span style="font-size: 10pt;">I spoke to the train driver before we hopped onboard; he let us on for free because it was Christmas.</span></p>



<p>
	Simple kindness GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today, my best friends litttle brother defeated lukemia on his sixth birthday.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, my best friend&#39;s litttle brother defeated lukemia on his sixth birthday.<p>
	<strong></strong></p>



<p>
	Aiden, your strength GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today, my mom, my little brother and I were going on a picnic.]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Random+Acts+Of+Kindness/Today-My-Mom-My-Little-Brother-And-I-Wer/69554</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, my mom, my little brother and I were going on a picnic.<p>
	<strong></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On the way there, there was a homeless man on the side of the road.</span></p>



<p>
	<span style="font-size: 10pt;">My mom immediately pulled the car over, talked to the man for an hour, and gave him her sandwich.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When the light turned green again, he hugged her, broke into tears and told her he loved her.</span></p>



<p>
	My mom&#39;s kindness GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dear Kyle,]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Docter That Gave]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[He's Here For Me, You, Everyone]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Other/Hes-Here-For-Me-You-Everyone/9181478</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I was at a school dance recently.]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Random+Acts+Of+Kindness/I-Was-At-A-School-Dance-Recently/72945</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at a school dance recently.<p>
	<strong></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I spent nearly an hour on my outfit and make-up, just so a guy I liked would notice me.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">He didn&#39;t.</span></p>



<p>
	As I was leaving the dance, disappointed, another guy comes up to me and says, &quot;You look really beautiful tonight.&quot;<span style="font-size: 10pt;">It made my weekend.</span></p>



<p>
	His kindness GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[At my moms wedding, she was very insecure about how she looked and was really worried about it.]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Random+Acts+Of+Kindness/At-My-Mom-39-s-Wedding-She-Was-Very-Inse/1527</link>
		<description><![CDATA[At my mom&#39;s wedding, she was very insecure about how she looked and was really worried about it.<p>
	<strong></strong></p>



<p>
	After the wedding, we went out to eat, my mom still in her dress and a little girl walks by and tugs at her mom.<span style="font-size: 10pt;">She says, &quot;Mommy, that woman looks like a princess.&quot;</span></p>



<p>
	That little girl GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My family and I just spent a few days in Washington D.C.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My family and I just spent a few days in Washington D.C.<p>
	<strong></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Every morning, we had breakfast at Starbucks.</span></p>



<p>
	<span style="font-size: 10pt;">One morning when we were outside eating, I saw a women walk out with two coffees.</span></p>


<p>
	She gave one to a homeless man sitting on the sidewalk and put her change in someone else&#39;s parking meter.</p>



<p>
	People like her GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Last night was my junior prom and I took this guy that I really like and he really likes me. We walk]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Other/Last-Night-Was-My-Junior-Prom-And-I-Took/9181493</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My friend Alison has beautiful hair thats down to her hips.]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Random+Acts+Of+Kindness/My-Friend-Alison-Has-Beautiful-Hair-That/78292</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Alison has beautiful hair that&#39;s down to her hips.<p>
	<strong></strong></p>



<p>
	Recently, she went out to eat and saw a<span style="font-size: 10pt;">little girl who was completely bald kept looking at her hair.</span></p>



<p>
	So, the next week, Alison had her hair cut for the first time in over 10 years.<span style="font-size: 10pt;">She donated it to a charity that makes wigs.</span></p>



<p>
	Alison GMH.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I have a hopeless crush on my friend. He is so sweet and caring and we have almost all the same cla]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Other/I-Have-A-Hopeless-Crush-On-My-Friend-He/9181475</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today, a new boy came to my school.]]></title>
		<link>http://www.givesmehope.com/Random+Acts+Of+Kindness/Today-A-New-Boy-Came-To-My-School/116906</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, a new boy came to my school.<p>
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<p>
	<span style="font-size: 10pt;">I went to introduce myself, I noticed his English was very bad.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I went to shake his hand, and he saw the scars, burns, and cuts on my arm.</span></p>



<p>
	He managed to say, &quot;You&#39;re beautiful, I thought that the second I met you, don&#39;t let anyone tell you or treat you otherwhise.&quot;</p>



<p>
	People who care GHM.</p>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Old couple!]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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