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Positively Health – Dissecting thought
A few years ago, my son took a college class in anatomy for his education degree, which included dissecting various animals. Dissection gives the...
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Positively Health – Treasuring religious freedom
Voices as diverse as Congressman Mike Quigley from Chicago and Ann Romney, wife of former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, have defended and advocated the...
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Positively Health – Sing!
I begin singing Christmas Carols in October. I “sing along with Mitch,” and duet with Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler and James Taylor listening to...
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Positively Health – Lunch with Jesus
Every year I read The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews. It is a novel about a young man facing huge crises in his life,...
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Positively Health – Stability when the winds of change blow
As summer turns to fall in Illinois, the wonderful warm days of Indian summer arrive. This is a time of change and reminds me...
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Positively Health – Establishing our freedom with the Bible
Like many other Americans, I love to study the history of our country, especially our “Founding Fathers.” To me, their intelligence, integrity, and courage...
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Positively Health – R-E-S-P-E-C-T
In these days when civil debate is eclipsed by prejudicial outbursts and name-calling of all sorts, I am reminded of one of my favorite...
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Positively Health – What are you looking at?
One day while reading in the living room of the retirement home where she lived, Mildred glimpsed a woman on the opposite side of...
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Positively Health – The healing power of appreciation
Everyone loves to be appreciated. The Chicken Soup for the Soul series relates the true story of a junior high math teacher who had...
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Positively Health – Prayer as health care?
I recently had a conversation with someone about health care. When I told him that I was a Christian Scientist and depended upon prayer...
