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Beauty

Why Bother With Chastity?

Chastity has a broader meaning than being celibate in singleness and our commitment to a spouse in marriage. To be chaste means we have the ability to wait with patience for the fruition of an experience.   Waiting for what we hope for; true love, better health, or a healed relationship, creates a certain level of…
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Communication

Why Bother Not Taking Rejection Personally?

It is a little ironic that rejection is a human experience that excludes no one. We can all attest to what it feels like to be rejected, forgotten, ostracized or disliked by someone. Yet knowing that none of us are exempt from this universal and at the same time, personal experience, does not diminish the…
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Faith

Why Bother Taking Risks?

What would life be like without risks? What if we knew the outcome of every venture we’ve ever considered? What if we saw ahead to the results of taking a gamble? Then, it would not be a gamble at all. Instead, we would have certainty, a guarantee, or assurance. But life isn’t like that at…
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Relationships

Why Bother Putting Your Shields Down?

As a kid, I loved watching the show Star Trek. One of my favorite characters was Spock, whose half human and half Vulcan personality made him extremely logical and unsullied by emotions. There was also Captain Kirk and his unforgettable lines such as,“Beam me up Scotty,” or the command to put, “shields up,” whenever the…
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