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Why Bother When You Can’t Always Get What You Want? It amazes me that I can still remember the important lines to Mick Jagger’s song, You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Maybe it’s because Mick repeated those same words over and over searing them into the brain of young teenagers all over America back…

Why Bother to Think for Yourself?      I am ashamed to say that I only know three phone numbers by heart; my husbands, my middle sons and one of my sisters. That is all. The rest of my contacts are stored in my smartphone’s memory and not mine.  When I leave things up to…

Why Bother To Quit Smoking?      Recently, I had a conversation with some of my siblings during our weekly conference call and I asked the question, “What is a habit you’ve given up, and what did you replace it with?”       We’d all given up smoking and put into place another routine; running,…

Why Bother Remaining Pet Free?      I don’t hate dogs, I just don’t care to share my space with them. Two out of three of my friends own dogs, as well as two out of three of my sons, so I practically stand alone with my opinion. Thankfully, my friends do not hold this…