Surviving the recession is hard. The statistics often obscure the human toll that massive job losses, bankruptcies, and loss of wealth has taken on very real people. While many view these struggles as challenges to be overcome, too many succumb to the despair. The pressure of trying to deal with financial stress, especially...
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First, let me apologize for my long absence from the site. However, I believe that it was extremely worthwhile. Taking a mini-tour of the country allowed me to gauge opinions on our current reaction from a wide variety of Americans. Everywhere I went, people greeted my inquiries with a sense of muted optimism. Of course times...
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Today was my last day at work. It went pretty much as expected; sadness, indifference, and surprising displays of emotion. I posed a question to one of my former co-workers after he described the time he reported to work and was fired and sent home on that same day. I asked him whether he would prefer that or the long,...
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I am fascinated with philosophy. Throughout the history of thought, many philosophers have attempted to rectify the seeming disconnect between the mind and body. Some have argued that the mind and body will be forever engaged in a never-ending struggle for supremacy, while others argue that the mind and body are one. Before the...
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