BuzzFeed, how did you manage to crystallize this beautiful, kleenex-box-obliterating love story in just the right way? For anyone doubting the power of love, or the strength of the human spirit, or just looking to add some heart-swelling into the day...here is the love story of Taylor Morris and his girlfriend Danielle Kelly in 22 pictures.

This story has been all over the Internet, but in case you've missed it: Taylor Morris is a 23-year-old Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal Tech from Iowa, who was injured in Afghanistan last May. He is now one of the few surviving quadruple amputees in the world. In the 5 months since his horrific accident, Morris has already learned to walk on prosthetic legs and use prosthetic arms and hands. Now, I don't think anyone would call this guy lucky, but he does have a really, super-amazingly-devoted girlfriend who has been at his side throughout his astounding, doctor-shocking recovery and readjustment to life. You know the lady who is carrying him on her back in some of those pictures? Yeah, that's her. (Just think about how young these people are. 23!) So anyway, you can learn more about this amazing duo (and donate money to help them out) here and here.

Then you can watch this video of them dancing together. Don't forget to scrape your heart up off the floor when you're done.

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We all have our favorite crying books and crying movies, those deliciously sad masterpieces we turn to when we need a good sob to clean everything out. But when was the last time a work of visual art made you cry?

Francine Prose has a thoughtful take on the subject in the New York Review of Books. She writes about the recent Marina Abramović show, The Artist is Present, at New York's Museum of Modern Art, in which the artist sat at a table and invited viewers to sit with her and look into her eyes. I know, I know: it sounds like a joke of contemporary art, a loopy concept designed to make you say, "Huh? That's art?" Prose thought so too when she saw the performance in person. But upon reflection, she writes, "Somehow it had escaped my notice that sitting across from Abramović in the museum atrium was, for some, a quasi-religious occasion. As the film carefully records, people wept, and responsive tears welled up in Abramović’s eyes." The moving aspect of the art, in this case, was not a show of technical skill, nor a representation of a beautiful sight. It was the moment of connection, the nexus of the personal feeling with the public event.

But if you've never been moved to tears by a work of visual art (I have to confess, I don't think I have),you are not alone: Prose is sympathetic to the difficulties of connecting to a painting in a museum room full of fellow tourists. Still, she reminds us that visual art, even if it seems strange, like Abramović's work, or impenetrably abstract, like the colorful paintings of Mark Rothko, is often about communicating emotion. In the end, Prose asks why so many viewers found Abramović's work so moving, and answers herself: "This is the moment in which we live. Alienated, unmoored, we seek our salvation, one by one, from the artist who brings us the comforting news: I see you. I weep when you weep. The mystery, and the miracle, is that you exist."

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Oh, cats. How the Internet loves your wacky antics. Internet, meet Bob-bob, the Ohio-native cat who has lived the dream. This 14-month old kitty saw his owner, Ethel Mack, packing for her annual Disney World trip, and did what any sensible feline would do: he climbed into her suitcase and settled in for a nice nap.

When Mack opened her suitcase 10 hours later, in Florida,  there was Bob-bob, "a little shaken but still purring," according to The Orlando Sentinel. You have to love a happy ending like that. But you also have to love the video on the Sentinel's site, where Ethel and her daughter discuss Bob-bob's adventure, adding that he was never the smartest cat. Well, who needs common sense when you have such good luck? After all, Bob-bob made it through the airline's security checks, X-rays and all. Think about that the next time you get stopped by security for having a slightly-not-teensy-enough bottle of hand sanitizer in your bag.

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If you're looking for something that's easy on the eyes—and cheeks and lips—may we suggest the new Aerin fall color collection? Aerin (that would be Aerin Lauder, granddaughter of Estée) believes wearing makeup should be "effortless" (or at least look that way). To that end, she has created a couple of can't-go-wrong palettes—one for workday, one for weekend—each containing two eyeshadows, a blush, and a highlighter. (Fall Style Palette in Weekend shown here, $70; esteelauder.com.) And to dress up your mouth: two lusciously moisturizing lip glosses and two universally flattering lipsticks ($30 each).

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A friend of mine was contemplating getting a tattoo. "I'm thinking I should get a tattoo of pizza," she said, only half-joking, "because you know, I'm never going to not like pizza." While I would never doubt her passion for what is code-named in my family The Italian Delicacy, I would suggest a pilgrimage to the pizza museum instead. And no, I'm not talking about a bachelor pad's leftover-stuffed fridge. I'm talking about Pizza Brain, the pizza museum that opened recently in Philadelphia.

According to Zagat (and the Guinness Book of World Records) pizza enthusiast Brian Dwyer has the largest collection of pizza-themed art and ephemera in the world. "It’s the only food that makes everyone happy," Dwyer told Zagat," It makes people remember their childhood - it’s the great equalizer." The museum, which is located in a pizzeria (naturally), features displays of pizza-themed art, literature, music, and, of course, actual pizza. (Read the Zagat story to find out what kind of pizza these pie-experts serve...)

I admit to having a tattoo-worthy love of pizza myself, but I also have a weak spot for quirky little museums. The news of Pizza Brain got me thinking -- why leave it at pizza? Did you know there is also a Peanut Museum? That's right, and Happy Peanut Day to you. One guess as to where the Potato Museum is. And don't forget about the SPAM Museum. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? ROAD TRIP!

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You don’t have to be a gourmet to love the latest bags from Lauren Bush Lauren’s FEED Project. She’s partnered with specialty foods chain Dean & Deluca to create two new totes filled with tasty treats: The Pantry Tote contains essentials like Fruite Mur extra virgin olive oil, acacia honey and French roast coffee, while the Snack Tote features caramels, mints, pretzel bites and my personal favorite, New York chocolate espresso beans. (I could not stop eating them!)

Proceeds from the sale of each bag provide 15 nutritious meals to hungry children through the UN World Food Programme. So you can indulge and give back at the same time. ($120; available Sept. 17 at deandeluca.com)

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I don't mean to brag (okay, I do) but I can play a mean two-part invention on the piano. Why is it, then, that when it comes to applying eyeliner, I am completely butterfingered? In spite of detailed and patient instruction from the world's best makeup artists, I always wind up with a situation that might generously be called inequitable distribution.

My problem appears to have been solved, though, by the new Clarins 3-Dot Liner ($26; clarinsusa.com). The tiny applicator brush at the end of the pen has three points, which I dot along my upper lashline; the result looks like a continuous line, very neat and consistent. Brillante!

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The other day I went for a run, which is to say I went for a jog, only no one says jog anymore for some reason, but really it was more like a jog or actually glorified speed-walking, and I had the thought, "Jeez, does anyone actually enjoy this? And if so, WHY?" Needless to say, I'm not about to run an inspirational marathon. But I do need some exercise now and then. And while we're at it, I really should stretch more, by which I mean, at all. And stop chasing the ice cream truck every time I see it (although wait, does that count as running?).

But as anyone who's ever tried to do anything knows, sometimes it's really hard to have willpower. We all have 20 zillion things to keep track of (had to stop typing that sentence to make a note to buy dogfood), so it's not always easy to monitor our own "non-essentials" (just ignored a text from my mother!) -- which is why I downloaded Lift, a free app that helps you to build good habits.

Lift is an easy way to track what habits you want to build, but unlike other "to-do" apps, it connects you with other users. I have to admit, in the week I've had the app I have not been great about updating my lists all the time, but even just knowing I should be checking in has induced me to lace up those stinking running shoes a few more times than I would have otherwise. I think maybe what I like best about the app is the list of habits it suggests, along with the number of people working on each one. The list reads like a poem of hopefulness, a song of self-improvement: Good Posture (2500 participants) / Inbox Zero (2280 participants) / Pray (2251 participants). Write for 30 minutes (2203) / Stop and enjoy life (2063) / Call mom/dad (1993). People want to remember to floss regularly and drink more water and go to sleep on time, but they also want to meditate and work on secret projects (!). One aspirational habit on the list even made me stop short: Tell my wife I love her. (1688 participants).

Lift offers very real and practical help, yes, but it's also telling a story: In many ways, and in every day, we all want to be better.

(via The Next Web)

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