And so, we go from a period of intense love, of getting accustomed, the "Mary Poppins" moment, the honeymoon, to reality setting in.

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One moment he was in love, the next full of despair.

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Artists and writers have been known to call this experience "flow, " that moment when you become lost in the process of creating something, because you love the work and the goal means something to you.

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It's a simple, heartfelt and moving moment of visible emotion for a young love interlude between our Alice and the Jack she chose to stand by throughout the course of these adventures.

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Momentum provides a valuable model for how we keep our families together: Stay the course of love, caring, and support with whatever resource you have at the moment your phone, Skype, your husband taking over kitchen duty.

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The ballet's climactic moment is Tatiana's refusal of Onegin, who is on his knees begging forgiveness and love.

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And as Jill reminded us just this past week, as Americans everywhere stood in awe at the bravery of the soldiers who carried out that daring operating in Pakistan, it was also a moment for all of us to remember that everyone who serves is able to do so because of the love and support of their families.

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Though Pham sometimes veers dangerously into melodrama (there's another moment when he breaks down upon spying a beggar girl who reminds him of a past love), the sentiment is not misplaced.

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