I Won’t Give Up
January 29, 2008
by Jacqueline L. Jones
Living with a chronic illness can challenge your faith in everything and everyone–God, recovery, other people, the medical profession, and yourself. It’s easy to believe there is no hope when an answer could be just around the corner. It’s also easy to believe change will come when it’s time to accept the inevitable. Knowing the difference is a matter of faith.
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January 23, 2008
Most “experts” in this country scratched their heads as stock markets around the world went into a free fall on Monday, and continued to fall Tuesday and Wednesday. The cause–worries about the weakening American economy.
The week before, a spokesman for Intel wondered aloud why the company’s stock fell 15 percent as investors responded to the company missing it’s sales target for the last quarter. An economic slowdown in the U.S. is no big deal, the spokesman said, because the U.S. represents only 25 percent of the computer market worldwide.
Sphere: Related ContentNormal Isn’t Good Enough
January 23, 2008
How naive of me. Just when I thought the political process had changed, Mitt Romney’s opponents got stuck on his supposed “flip-flopping.” Romney fought back with charges that are equally suspect. Supporters of the Republican candidates threw mud in the name of the cause in South Carolina. An email message continued to circulate around the Internet spreading lies that have all been disproved about Barack Obama, and last week Hillary Clinton and Obama started the first in their series of ridiculous arguments about who said what and when. Perhaps John Edwards said it best in Monday night’s Democratic debate. “This isn’t about us.”
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January 15, 2008
by Jacqueline L. Jones
The evidence is clear. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), people with chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease account for more than 75% of the nation’s $1.4 trillion in medical care costs each year. That figure could jump 42 percent by 2023, according to an Oct. 2007 report by the Milken Institute, a think tank in Santa Monica, Calif.
As the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and practitioners in emerging and ancient disciplines report positive results in fighting these illnesses, the path to reducing health care costs seems clear. Equal access to disease prevention services and effective natural treatments could reduce costs for all.
Sphere: Related ContentTime to Change the Election System
January 14, 2008
I’m not a fan of U.S. politics. Most campaigns since I began voting in 1980 (and most likely before) have lacked substance. The few citizens who cast their votes did so for the candidates who told them what they wanted to hear, and candidates spent more time trashing their opponents than discussing the issues.
The 2008 presidential campaign has been pleasantly different so far. Voters have demanded substantive debate on the issues, and the candidates have delivered.
Sphere: Related ContentClosed Doors
January 11, 2008
We need to learn to praise the Lord as much for a closed door as we do an open door. The reason God closes doors is because He has not prepared anything over there for us. If he didn’t close the wrong door, we would never find the right door.
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Product Review: Join the Revolution
January 10, 2008
The days of sloppy websites are over. With increased competition on the Internet, you need a distinctive, professional design to showcase your good content.What if you can’t afford a professional designer? Join the Revolution.
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January 8, 2008
It’s official. The economy is in trouble. After weeks of rosy forecasts about the strength of the global economy, the mainstream media found it’s first real cause for alarm in November. Sales dropped at Starbucks, and the company had to advertise for the first time in its history. Oh horrors! What will we do now?
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