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I view life as a puzzle. When the puzzle is finished the picture will be one of wisdom and truth. I am a person of faith. I know I will someday have all the pieces but that for now the picture may be incomplete. I accept this. I know that the experiences of

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Relationships & Family > Successful Dating Ways to avoid emotionally unavailable men: 1 of 15
Emotionally unavailable men attract women because by nature women are nurturers and care takers. They feel they can "fix" the hurt and make it all better.Low self-esteem is another factor that must be taken into account when considering why women enter into relationships with men who are emotionally unavailable. They don't th... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Should trans fats be banned?: 1 of 11
The Food and Drug Administration, a government agency, has already taken a stand when they required that the presence of trans fats must be stated on food labels. Scientific evidence and statistics have pointed to trans fats being responsible for the rise in heart disease since the second world war when hydrogenation was firs... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture What a Christian is not: 2 of 16
I am a follower of Jesus. I am a Christian.I do not bomb abortion clinics. I do not protest at the grave of fallen soldiers.I am not judgmental or intolerant of the beliefs of others. I do not go door to door telling people they will go to hell if they do not believe as I do. I do not look down on someone for going dancing, h... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Theories of Spirituality For your enlightenment: 3 of 23
Our reality is a picture painted by our five senses. But is it always accurate? We rarely ask ourselves if this picture of reality is correct. Why is it that two people seeing the same thing will often describe it differently? It is because each of us only know our own interpretation based on information taken in by our five ... More..
Health & Fitness > Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Why vitamin supplements are essential for health: 2 of 12
It all begins with how our food is grown. Contrary to popular myth...all apples do not contain X amount of vitamins, minerals and calories. How that apple started out life, how and where it grew and how large it grew, determines it's nutritional and caloric content. Then we pick it before it is ripe, weeks before it will be e... More..
Health & Fitness > Holistic Health Alternatives to contemporary medicine: 4 of 23
Conventional medicine attempts to heal illness and alleviate suffering in the patient. When it it successful, success is often accomplished at the expense of overall wholeness and well being in the patient. Most doctors focus on the symptoms of the illness and not on the underlying cause.Alternative therapies focus on the who... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts How does a human acquire wisdom: 6 of 30
To obtain wisdom you first must be wise. Sound contradictory? It isn't, really. Let me explain first, what wisdom isn't.Wisdom is not the same as knowledge. Knowledge is merely acquaintance with the facts of a subject. Knowledge is awareness. Information plus inference (thought) equals knowledge. Understanding is not wisdom. ... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Care Do nursing homes help people get well or prepare them to die?: 2 of 10
I have worked in nursing homes for twenty years and have seen many changes in how they are operated. The trend used to be to care only for those who were dying. No thought was given to making these facilities home like or pleasant. With the aging of the population and changes within the healthcare payment system, nursing home... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures The hippie subculture: 9 of 35
The Generation of Peace and Love.I was 13 in 1969. I was idealistic like most thirteen year old kids. I truly believed that my generation was the one that would change the world for the better. What adolescent doesn't? Those of you who are my age will remember the "summer of love". The music, Woodstock, free love, turn on and... More..
Sciences > Physics Exploring the possibility of parallel universes: 5 of 19
The modern theories of time and space are not so new. Mankind has only just recently rediscovered them. Science is just now getting around to the idea that there may be other dimensions. Yet, the Bible and other spiritual works have always contended that time had a beginning, will have an end and that there are other dimensio... More..