In the 1946 movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, is admired for all he does for his family and his community. However, he does not find the same value in what he has done and suffers severe depression, even wanting to end his life. Why is it that someone who…
Details“Perfect! My spouse is to blame for my excess weight. I knew that it couldn’t be my fault. I mean the fact that I love candy, cookies, Big Macs, and (in my case) Blue Bell ice cream – well, let’s just say that I am happy to learn that none of those things are making…
DetailsWhat??? I know – that was my reaction too. I mean, I know there are new phone apps for just about everything under the sun – but birth control? You’ve got to be kidding! A 2016 study from the journal “Archives of Sexual Behavior” reported some interesting findings regarding millennials and their sexual behaviors. While…
DetailsAuthor and friend, Matt Heard writes in his book Life With a Capital L, “. . . we too often want our lives to be characterized by something that our individual days don’t come close to resembling. But the truth of the matter is a bunch of wasted days added together won’t make a significant…
DetailsWhile this may seem like a strange question, it is one that was raised recently by author Robert Frank. He discusses a conversation between two women in which one verbalized her frustration and wondered aloud why she kept chasing after guys that had no interest in her. At this same time other guys in whom…
DetailsWhen you read that question, what comes to mind? When we were in high school, many of the girls thought, “Well he must be tall and muscular, have a nice car, and make at least a little money.” The guys might have said, “She needs to be slim, cute, and have blonde (brunette, red, fill…
DetailsWhen is the last time that you woke up completely and totally refreshed? If you are like most of us, you may not remember when. All you may know is that it hasn’t been during the last decade. We easily find ourselves exhausted from: work, fixing meals, running the kids around (or chasing around after…
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I sat with a man in my office this week who had recently retired. He had worked in a state run facility for 30 years, was in his mid-50’s, and had been looking forward to retirement because – well – that’s what you’re supposed to do isn’t it? However, after about two weeks of being…
DetailsI remember as a kid that Christmases were my favorite time of the year. We almost always spent the holiday with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins, who were such great fun. They lived in another state and they either came to our house or we went to theirs. We looked forward to getting together and…
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Most would respond to this question with a resounding “YES!” But even as we say that, we are probably unaware of just how much we really do work. You may think that you work 40 hours, and the rest of the hours are yours. However, that is highly unlikely. You see most of us give…
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