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Read more: Helping girls get an educationAt the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, Malala, a 15-year-old from Pakistan, is fighting for her life. We’ve all heard how gunmen shot her…
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Read more: Do you have time to be unhappy?In her book Everyday Sacred, author Sue Bender talks about Helen, a woman whose home was destroyed by fire. “The fire forced me to look…
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Read more: Domestic violence affects 1 in 4One in four women will be a victim of family violence in her lifetime. My church, which is starting a Violence Intervention and Prevention program,…
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Read more: Everyone needs beautyMy friend Eva, who recently was laid off from American Airlines, is gaining strength and perspective hiking in the magnificent mountains of Washington state. She…
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Read more: Why we gain weightHerman Pontzer, an assistant professor of anthropology at Hunter College in New York, has studied the Hadza people of Tanzania. These people are one of…
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Read more: Breast cancer affects 1 in 8Ranna, my daughter, is cancer free, but she is still fighting serious health issues caused by breast cancer. I have learned a lot about this…
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Read more: Creating a good habitWe all have a bad habit or two, but we also have plenty of good habits. We brush our teeth every morning, remember to feed…
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Read more: Is it time to check on your resolutions?We checked out calendars, and it’s six weeks until Thanksgiving. Amazing! It doesn’t seem that long since we were celebrating the New Year and thinking…
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Read more: Wisdom from Barbara JordanRemember Barbara Jordan? The daughter of a Baptist minister, she was the first woman ever elected to the Texas Senate and the first African American…
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Read more: Deciding or doingIf you see 10 birds on a wire and five decide to fly, how many are left? The answer to this riddle is 10. “Deciding…