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DID WE MAKE IT HAPPEN? What if your teenage dreams could look you in the eye and ask the one question you’ve been avoiding? In this moving, funny, and nostalgic episode of Life’s Learning Curve, Paul Hardt travels from a 1975 high school gym to adulthood—through pep bands, basement rock bands, first heartbreaks, quiet fears, and the doubt that never really leaves: Did I become who I thought I would?

Through storytelling, reflection and warmth, this story isn’t about winning—it’s about surviving, creating, loving, and realizing that maybe… We did make it happen. Just not the way we expected.This episode is for you. Remember. Reflect. Because the story isn’t over yet.

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What if the smallest heartbeat in your home ended up shaping the biggest chapters of your life? Meet Mia — a shy little Havanese puppy who chose Paul’s family one spring night in 2007… and quietly became the glue that held them together for nearly eighteen years.

This episode is a warm, heartfelt trip through the memories of a dog who chased squirrels, crashed high-school soccer practice, comforted lonely coworkers, and waited at a bedroom door every day for the girl who went off to college. It’s about kids growing up, a house growing quieter, and a dog who never stopped loving the people she chose. It’s funny, nostalgic, emotional — and deeply human. If you’ve ever loved a family dog — really loved one — this story will hit home in all the right ways.

Click play and meet Mia — the one little dog who changed everything.

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When you’re sixteen, the right summer job can feel like hitting the jackpot. For Paul, it was working on a school district’s grounds crew—sun on his back, cash in his pocket, and a cast of unforgettable coworkers: Shorty, Sarge, Birdman, and Mr. Excitement. It wasn’t just mowing fields—it was growing up.

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