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A meme that promotes health or well-being of body, mind, and/or soul.
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An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by non genetic means, especially imitation.
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Some sad movies from the last decade, courtesy of Claude:
Manchester by the Sea (2016) - A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Moonlight (2016) - A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood.
Lion (2016) - A young Indian boy gets lost on a train and is subsequently adopted by an Australian couple. Years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
A Monster Calls (2016) - A young boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom's terminal illness.
The Fault in Our Stars (2014) - Two teens with cancer fall in love after meeting at a support group.
Short Term 12 (2013) - A supervisor at a facility for at-risk teens connects with a girl who reminds her of her troubled past.
Fruitvale Station (2013) - The true story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Black man killed in 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit police officers.
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) - A pregnant African American woman tries to clear her fiancé's name after he is falsely accused of a crime.
Philomena (2013) - An Irish woman searches for the son who was taken from her decades earlier when she was forced to live in a convent.
Still Alice (2014) - A linguistics professor is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Boyhood (2014) - Filmed over 12 years, this drama follows a boy from age 6 to 18 as he grows up in Texas.
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) - In a Louisiana bayou community cut off from the rest of the world, a six-year-old girl goes on an adventure to save her ailing father.
Precious (2009) - In 1987 Harlem, an abused, illiterate teen pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school.
12 Years a Slave (2013) - In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup is kidnapped and sold into slavery.
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) - The story follows two fathers - a bank robber and a cop - whose destinies collide and whose sins haunt their sons.
Room (2015) - A young boy and his mother escape captivity and adjust to life outside Room.
Blue Valentine (2010) - The relationship of a contemporary married couple deteriorates into heart-wrenching crisis.
Rabbit Hole (2010) - Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son dies in a tragic accident.
The Impossible (2012) - The story of a tourist family caught in the destruction of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Amour (2012) - Georges and Anne are an elderly couple dealing with Anne's debilitating health issues.
The Tree of Life (2011) - The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence.
Biutiful (2010) - A man involved in illegal dealings sees ghosts of the people he's killed. He's also diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Never Let Me Go (2010) - Friends at an isolated boarding school face a haunting reality.
Her (2013) - A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that's designed to meet his every need.
Dallas Buyers Club (2013) - An AIDS patient smuggles alternative treatments into the US since they aren't approved by the FDA.
Don't forget the new Matrix movie. That will make you sad, and you'll have something to heal from, too!