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What Makes You Happy?
We asked readers like you to share the moments that make them smile and fill their hearts with joy.
Original Content  |  March 12, 2010
William K. with his mother
William K.

This is my favorite picture of my mom. It was taken in 1945, and my grandmother took this picture of my mom holding me up. She took her life when I was 17 years old, but I never stop loving her. There is a saying that I heard one time that is one of my favorite: "If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever." I feel that Mom is still holding me up and watching over me.

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