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Need vs. Want

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we all serve a purpose on Earth... to succeed our needs in life; yet how come so many of us never succeed in our wants? >>> we all need food, shelter, clothing, transportation, communication, relationships, freedom.  we all want money, fame, glory, respect, love, success.    so many individuals get choked up in a world where need vs. want is never defined and the "want" list ultimately becomes the "need" list.  i NEED to have money and fame otherwise i will never amount to anything... i NEED to get married otherwise i will never have a family. what if, just for shits and gigs, we flipped the coin for a second?  let's make the "need" list our "want" list.  i WA N T to communicate with my parents more... i WA NT to build a stronger relationship with myself... i WA NT to get married so i can eventually have a family.  then, (here's the twist), take that new "want" list and turn it into a "will" lis...

Father of Mine

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Papa Coffey, this one's for you: the photo above is my two younger brothers and dad.  all i have to say to that photo is EPiC  =D i wish i could introduce my father to the world.  if he ran for President, he would win, hands down, with a celebration of handcrafted Irish floats touring down 7th Avenue in Madison Square Garden and a parade of F-15's soaring high in the sky for this tremendous occassion!  he is the only man in the entire universe who has had the priviledge of having my WHOLE heart with no setbacks.  Dad is the most intelligent, brave, handsome, adventurous, compassionate, pure and true man i have ever known.  Dad earned my trust the second i laid eyes on him as a baby (and yes, memories can go as far back as infancy if you hold dear to them!)  there is no direct way to describe a fabulous father figure such as mine, yet i have found it quite attainable through a simple internet blog. growi...