What? Can that be real?” Well, according biologist Andrew Steel, medical science is making progress on that very subject. He has written about the field of biogerontology, examining emerging treatments that range from new drugs that can clear out old cells to gene therapies that can actually fix damaged DNA. Steel has found people’s response…
DetailsAre you in a rut? If all your days seen to run together, you just might be. We don’t typically go from doing great one day to being in a rut the next. Instead, we are more likely to find ourselves growing complacent over time until we wake up one day, realizing we are stuck…
DetailsYou are probably thinking, “I know, I know – you’re going to tell me to eat better and exercise and I will be healthier.” While it is true that doing those two things would improve your health, you are only half right. A recent study confirmed that people who live a predominately sedentary lifestyle are…
DetailsNow that may seem like a silly question because the majority of people reading this would probably say -”Of course!” Life and survival to live another day is a basic instinct hard-wired into our DNA. God placed that drive in us so that we would live the life He has designed for us. If we…
DetailsIn February 1963, an official from UNICEF approached Disneyland executives about building them a ride for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Initially, executives turned down the opportunity as they simply didn’t believe they had enough time to put a quality ride together. However, Walt overruled his executive’s decision with his statement, “I’ve got an…
DetailsMany of us were anxious to see 2020 come to an end with a hopeful fresh 2021. However, as we soon discovered, just because the date on the calendar changed didn’t mean that the problems of 2020 went with it. We are in March and the struggles are still with us. What are the ramifications…
DetailsI want to share today a story that comes from General Colin Powell. I once watched a TV documentary about the Empire State Building. For most of the hour, the documentary toured the wonders of the building – its history and structure: how many elevators it had, how many people worked or visited there, how…
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That seems like a reasonable enough question. I mean everyone needs goals for what they would like to accomplish – right? While that certainly may be true, the question turns into what kinds of things do we want to accomplish and are there differences that matter? Things that people want to accomplish run the gamut.…
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Emotions are feelings that we all experience. Some emotions we think of as positive – such as love, hope, optimism, and joy. Others we often perceive as negative – hate, anger, pessimism, and resentment. However, I would submit that there really aren’t positive and negative emotions. Feelings just are. We may be happy or sad…
DetailsToday is a sad day. Yesterday, (as I write this it is July 31st) I had to put one of my beloved dogs to sleep. He was 12 years old and had been battling serious health issues for about 4 months. He was a fighter but yesterday it was clear that he was tired of…
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