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Health

Why Bother Accepting Unsolicited Advice?

Why Bother Accepting Unsolicited Advice? Some time ago, I had the idea to train for a triathlon. The event called to my sense of competitiveness, and my need for a good challenge. The race would include swimming one third of a mile in a lake, biking twelve miles and running three. I signed up, trained…
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Health

Why Bother To Stick To Your Resolves in January?

Why Bother To Stick To Your Resolves in January?  According to The American Heritage Dictionary, the name January originates from the ancient Roman god named Janus. In Roman mythology, Janus is depicted as a man with two faces looking in opposite directions; to what is behind him and to what is ahead of him. He…
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Listening

Why Bother Being Realistic?

Why Bother Being Realistic? What is something everyone lacks and yet wishes to possess?  I’m just taking a guess here, but as human beings, I think we’d like to possess full knowledge and understanding before making any decision so that we could prevent something “bad” or “wrong” from happening in our lives. I know I’m…
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Family

Why Bother to Note The Discrepancies?

Why Bother to Note The Discrepancies? When Jacob, our first son was born, my husband and I were younger than when our last child came along, eight years later. But there were other variations in parenting our sons than just that we grew older. With Jacob, we lived off the grid and in the woods.…
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