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Health

Why Bother Balancing Ease With Effort?

Why Bother Balancing Ease With Effort? I enjoy watching ballet performances. The ballerinas float through the air with grace and serenity and manage to land on solid ground with a joyful expression on their faces. I know they must work hard to perform such smooth and beautiful movements and it is the fruit of that…
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Gratitude

Why Bother to Find Support?

Why Bother to Find Support? Joining a support group can be a humble beginning to something better than we can imagine. But taking that first step is the most vulnerable step to take. We have to admit that on our own, we won’t succeed, without reinforcement, we won’t make our goal. So, to get the…
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Family

Why Bother to Live Within Our Means?

Why Bother to Live Within Our Means? I don’t know what it is like to go hungry because I’ve always had enough to eat. I don’t know what it is like to sleep in a community shelter with strangers all around me because I’ve always had my own bed. I’ve never gone “dumpster diving” behind…
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Family

Why Bother to Live Within Our Means?

Why Bother to Live Within Our Means? I don’t know what it is like to go hungry because I’ve always had enough to eat. I don’t know what it is like to sleep in a community shelter with strangers all around me because I’ve always had my own bed. I’ve never gone “dumpster diving” behind…
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