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Pilgrim Blessings for Us All

My good friend, Ron Angert, a Jew who converted to Christianity, has begun a walk on the Camino de Santiago. His trip has taken him from Blacksburg, Virginia to Paris

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You Never Know What a Call May Bring

Two decades ago I gave motivational talks. Following 911 several of my presentations were cancelled thus ending my word-of-mouth marketing. A busy psychiatric practice and hospital duties drained the enthusiasm

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Are We Having Fun Yet?

Research clearly demonstrates that an annual vacation significantly cuts risks of most diseases by 20-30%….but more than one out of three fail to use their full vacation times. Of those

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Avoid Email Ambiguity

Email, indeed all forms of electronic messaging, present the most menacing form of communication. Why? Once you send an electronic message you can’t take it back. Yes, you can delete

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Why a Facebook Post Goes Viral

Six degrees of separation refers to the concept that if a person is one rung away from each person they know and two rungs away from each person who is

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A Brief History of Islam

With the diatribes, fulminations, and promulgations surrounding terrorist concerns I decided to make up my own mind. If I had known how long it would take to learn so little

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Helping Those Needing Help

As a medical doctor and psychiatrist for 45-years I have been blessed to care for thousands of people. In my clinical experience many individuals receiving psychiatric disability have substance abuse

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Helping Those Needing Help

As a medical doctor and psychiatrist for 45-years I have been blessed to care for thousands of people. In my clinical experience many individuals receiving psychiatric disability have substance abuse

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Unsolicited Words from a Grandfather

Grandfathers seem compelled to offer advise to their grandchildren. It is our duty, our responsibility, our obligation, our mission to bestow unsolicited wisdom. This irresistible urge cannot be denied even

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Unremitting Love

She’s more enchanting than a summer’s day, her enduring radiance calling back the lovely April of her prime.  Her enlivened greetings brighten the common hour. In conversation she listens more than

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Living with Honor in Tragic Times

Less than a week after a sniper’s shot killed five Dallas police officers and wounded twelve others a terrorist drove a 21-ton truck through a Bastille Day celebratory crowd killing

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