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PATIENCE: HOW TO CONTROL BEING OUT-OF-CONTROL
The ’90’s—era of immediate gratification; courtesy of computer technology. Computers, fax machines, automated tellers and cash machines have dramatically reduced many delays in our business and personal lives. These advances have made us more productive by reducing the latency of time between mundane activities, thereby affording more free time. A by-product of this age, however,…
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THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: A LESSON TO LESSEN CHAOS
You worry about this, months ahead of time. As the summer wanes and “D Day” becomes more of a reality, you frantically rehearse the events at home with your child. Then the big day comes: First day of school. A child’s first day at school– the first transition into the world outside home– evokes a…
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THE JOY OF DISASTER
You sat motionless, eyes glued to the screen. Your heart seemed to be racing, and you had not exhaled for at least thirty seconds. For you knew that the tranquility of that scene, portrayed by innocent bathers casually enjoying summer festivities at the beach, was only a temporary condition; and the haunting, eerie repetition of…
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SHEDDING THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS’ PAST
“Be careful how you interpret the world: It is like that.” Erich Heller “Hey, kids! What time is it?” Does that remind you of something long forgotten? (At this point, a typical ‘baby boomer’ will think, “Howdy Doody Time!” Someone younger many simply look at his or her watch and try to answer the…
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COMBATTING HYPERTENSION: DON’T LET YOUR BLOOD BOIL!
Like a cat burglar, it progresses steadily, silently, leaving little evidence of its imminent danger. Unchallenged, it can take all you possess…including your life. Hypertension is characterized by sustained elevations of blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force blood exerts against the walls of the blood vessels. It is determined by the volume of blood…
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GOOD HUMOR: LIFE’S REFRESHMENT…IN 28 FLAVORS
Someone once said, the way a comedian and a comic are different is that a comedian says funny things, and a comic says things funny. However, the way they are the same is that what’s “funny”, and whether or not you laugh, depends not upon what they say; but on what you do. Humor is…
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TO TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
“To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.”-Eric Hoffer During the last century, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains two families of “Hill People” encountered a difference of opinion about what– to them– was a matter of honor. From that day forward, every time a Hatfield encountered a Mc Coy,…
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UP ALL NIGHT: A REVIEW OF THE DAY IN REVIEW
Years ago, life was simple. A day was just a day: Twenty-four hours. You slept eight, worked eight and spent the remainder at home with your family… for better or worse. Today’s day, a complex design, filled with economic and social stressors, is much longer; or at least it seems that way to those who…
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MIXING PLEASURE WITH BUSINESS
Have you ever considered that you lead two separate lives:One, in which you snap to attention five days (or more) per week at work; the other where you stand at ease? Exhale. Act your preferred self, leisurely. There they are, those two lives, co-existing side by side…like oil and water. Makes you wonder if a…
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TO SLEEP PER CHANCE TO DREAM
“Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow…penetrates your every thought as you lie with outstretched arms, staring pensively through blood-shot eyes at the ceiling above, which has become progressively more illuminated by the dawn’s early light. Two hours ago, you decided to surrender another night’s sleep and, as usual, have pondered the degree to which you will…
