Finding happiness is serious business. At least, for most us, it requires an act of will. Nancy Updike tells the story of a boxing coach named Marcus Johnson, and how he decided to turn something that made him unhappy...into the opposite. (18 minutes)
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Calvin is an 11 year old who is learning what love is all about, the hard way. (7 minutes)
Act Two: Strange Loop
Our senior editor David Kestenbaum introduces us to someone who is literally running around the block as a way to solve one of his problems.
Act One: Magically Malicious
Lilly Sullivan tells the story of an elementary school “movie day” that went horribly wrong for many of the kids. (20 minutes)
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