life

Try To Sleep (MM #4977)

Doctors will tell you that proper rest is the key to good health and a long life. We’ve always been told we should try to sleep eight hours nightly. But many of us know that getting the proper rest is nearly impossible. Doctors and researchers say that our realistic goal should be somewhere between six…

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Last-Minute Changes (MM #4845)

I often wonder if the world around me changes so much that I usually don’t notice or if I’ve changed. No matter the situation, there always seem to be last-minute changes. Is this new, or is this me? I don’t think I’m the only one who deals with this regularly. I think it’s now simply…

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A Different Journey (MM #4790)

Sometimes, I have to stop and think about the people I’ve met, places I’ve gone, and things I’ve done. I realize that my life is like so many others. With my father’s years in the media and all of mine, I’ve experienced many things that sometimes fascinate people. But I’ve long realized that we’re all…

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Last Minute (MM #4733)

I’ve long wondered if researchers have ever studied why some procrastinate while others don’t. I don’t put everything off until the last minute, but the added pressure can be good. When I was in school, I delayed studying for any test as long as I could. My term papers were always last-minute efforts. These days,…

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Exercise (MM #4647)

We all know that exercise is the key to living longer. But do people who exercise heavily live longer than those who only do so moderately or even just a little? Researchers from Finland found that extreme exercise is of little benefit to living a longer life. While exercise is essential, smoking and drinking also…

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Reflecting (MM #4590)

My wife and I just returned from Indiana, where we took part in the memorial service for my father-in-law. As we age, it’s a sad statement knowing one of the few times we get together with extended family is during funerals. I find myself reflecting on the past every time I attend a memorial service…

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Future Regret (MM #4583)

A commercial has been running on TV for years, promoting some gold buffalo coin. It claims to be limited proof, But I need to figure out how it can be since the ad’s been airing for so many years, but that’s not the real point of today’s podcast. In that commercial, the announcer reads a…

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Another (MM #4495)

I can’t remember the first time I heard someone utter the phrase, if it’s not one thing, it’s another. But it’s something that I’ve said hundreds if not thousands of times through the years. Recently I’ve heard many people saying it too. Sometimes it feels like you can’t catch a break. If there’s an upside,…

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Work-Life Balance (MM #4460)

In recent years many people have struggled to find the perfect work-life balance. Then the pandemic came along, and it made us all realize just our precious our time on Earth is. I’ve always struggled to find balance in my life. All my career paths involved industries where you work until the job gets done….

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One Event (MM #4429)

When people take a moment to pause and reflect on their life, they often point to one event where everything changed. But if we think about it, one event is actually many events or moments strung together. We all want to understand life, so we usually simplify everything. But the older I get, the more…

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