The self-help industry is big. Really big. In fact it is projected to be over $13 billion dollars by the end of this year and

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When I was around 14, the leader/teacher of our church youth group was the preacher’s wife. I didn’t think of her as the wife of

One of the all time classics goes like this. A fellow was out hiking some Arizona mountain trails all by himself. He reached the top

One of my occasional pastimes is crossword puzzles. I was solving one the other day that had a couple of clues dealing with climate change.

I was in my seat on an American Airlines flight that was still boarding. Across the aisle someone had to get out of their seat

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