Health, Wealth, and Marriage

A couple of weeks ago we talked about the benefits of hugs. So, it only seemed fitting to continue this health awareness this week. All you need to do is turn on the TV and you become very aware of our culture’s focus on diet, exercise, supplements, and overall focus on health. Let me add…

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Have You Started Dating?

If you are single and are dating, the answer to the above question is a resounding “Yes!”  However, others may be inclined to say, “Nope.  I quit dating 25 years ago when I got married.”  While I understand the thinking, I would contend that rather than marriage be the end of dating it should instead…

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Have You Seen a Doppelganger?

 You probably have but mostly likely don’t know it, if you are like I am and had never seen the word before.  A doppelgänger is defined as “a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.”  Research conducted at Brown University found that people easily have a doppelgänger bias. Translated into English – this means…

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Have You had a Brain Injury?

Well, in answer to the question, I certainly hope not.  But I was recently intrigued by a story regarding people who had brain injuries and were profoundly changed. In one case a young man was brutally beaten by muggers, which gave him a concussion – which increased his IQ to a level of being able…

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Have You Been in Love?

I can imagine what you are thinking as you read that title – “well duh, of course I have been in love.”  I realize that.  We have been in love with our – 1st grade teacher, the red-headed girl on the playground, the new student sitting across from us in our freshman college class, or…

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Have You Been Hurt?

That may seem like a silly question.  I mean, if you have been alive any length of time, you have certainly been hurt by someone.  It may have been a cutting comment, a rude response, a betrayal, and the list goes on.  So, the obvious answer to the question is, “Yes, I’ve been hurt.” Perhaps…

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Have You Been Feeling Stuck?

 These past few months may go down in history as the months that weren’t, or at least it has felt that way. People have been quarantined, ordered to stay at home and shelter in place, wear masks, socially distance, as well as other restrictions. Being forced to stay at home has had some predictable consequences.…

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