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Archive for October, 2006
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
It’s easy and common to gradually become disconnected from the people we love the most. This is apparent in many marriages, particularly when children are involved. It’s easy to get swept away in kids’ activities, social commitments, business obligations and the chronic stuff that keeps us preoccupied. This well-intentioned busyness can fiercely compete for time with our most important relationships.
If, overnight, we became dramatically distanced, we would notice it and remedy the situation immediately. If we put on 10 pounds overnight, we’d take action to fix that as well. Since the relational gap happens little by little, it’s easy and common to become accustomed to it. Rather than fighting for our priorities, it’s easy and common to simply accept things the way they are.
You are probably aware of (more…)
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
On our radio program this past Sunday, Steve and I interviewed tri-athlete, Scott Rigsby. Scott is a double amputee who lost one leg in an accident after graduating high school in 1986. Scott was thrown from the back of a pickup truck, dragged over 300 feet on the hot asphalt and then pinned underneath a 3-ton trailer. Listen to the full interview to hear about the “miracle tow truck.” Twelve years later, Scott asked his orthopedic surgeon to remove his remaining left leg. Today he is (more…)
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Thursday, October 5th, 2006
A few weeks ago New York City’s health department introduced a proposal that would bar cooks at any of the city’s 24,600 food service establishments from using ingredients that contain the artery-clogging substance, commonly listed on food labels as partially hydrogenated oil. Like the tobacco industry, the food industry (and the government) has long known the toxic effects of trans fatty acids on the human body. However, until recently, very little has been done to educate and warn the public and change the cost-cutting practices of food manufacturers. Like smoking, ingesting trans fatty acids causes (more…)
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