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Домен

psychosomaticwit.com

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Длина домена велика. Но если вы продвигаете запрос, входящий в название домена, то это хорошо.

Домен второго уровня идеален для продвижения.

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Ответ сервера

200 Успешный ответ

HTTP-код ответа и цепочка редиректов ?

Сервер настроен корректно.

Цепочка редиректов:

http://psychosomaticwit.com 301 MovedPermanently

http://www.psychosomaticwit.com/ 200 OK

Безопасность

Сайт небезопасен

Использование HTTPS и SSL-сертификат ?

На сайте не найден защищенный протокол ssl и сайт не открывается по https!

HTTP автоматически перенаправляется на HTTPS.

Поздравляем! Сайт не содержится в реестре РКН.

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Кодировка

utf-8

Кодировка символов страницы ?

Указана кодировка на странице utf-8.

Язык

en

Атрибут lang в HTML-теге ?

Язык документа указан явно: en.

Скорость загрузки

~0,62сек

Время отклика сервера (TTFB) ?

Скорость загрузки сайта 0,62сек оптимальна.

Объем документа

189Кб

Размер HTML-кода страницы ?

Объем html-документа 189Кб оптимален.

Структура html-документа корректна.

Ресурсы

Ресурсы: 6

Внешние ресурсы страницы (CSS, JS, изображения) ?

Кол-во файлов ресурсов 6 достаточно.

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js	text/javascript	https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/4290755334-widgets.js

Серверные заголовки

Кол-во: 8

HTTP-заголовки ответа сервера ?

Найдены серверные заголовки 8шт. Подробнее про серверные заголовки.

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Ключ	Значение
Date	Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:12:55 GMT
Cache-Control	max-age=0, private
X-Content-Type-Options	nosniff
X-XSS-Protection	1; mode=block
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Vary	Accept-Encoding
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CMS

blogger

Система управления сайтом (движок) ?

В мета-теге generator указано: blogger.

Веб-сервер

Google Frontend

Программное обеспечение сервера ?

Сайт работает на веб-сервере Google Frontend.

Title

Psychosomatic Wit

Заголовок страницы в браузере и поисковой выдаче ?

Необходимо увеличить число символов в title (текущее значение мало: 17, минимум: 25, оптимально: от 40 до 45)

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Description

Описание страницы в поисковой выдаче (сниппет) ?

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Keywords

Список ключевых слов страницы (устаревший тег) ?

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Канонический Url

http://www.psychosomaticwit.com/

Указывает поисковику основную версию страницы ?

Канонический Url прописан корректно.

Robots

Ошибок нет

Директивы для поисковых роботов на уровне страницы ?

Meta-тег robots не указан. Страница свободна для индексации.

Адаптивность

width=1100

Настройка масштабирования на мобильных устройствах ?

Meta-тег viewport со значением width задаёт фиксированную ширину области просмотра.

Разметка OpenGraph

Кол-во: 3

Мета-теги для красивых превью в соцсетях ?

Разметка OpenGraph задана. Страница оптимизирована под социальные сети.

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Тип	Значение
og:url	http://www.psychosomaticwit.com/
og:title	Psychosomatic Wit
og:description

Все мета-теги

Кол-во: 7

Полный список мета-тегов страницы ?

Найдены мета-теги 7шт. Мета-теги не видимы для человека и предназначены для обмена информацией между веб-страницей и поисковыми системами, браузерами и другими веб-службами. С ними роботы 🤖 и устройства ведут себя более ожидаемо.

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Тип	Название	Значение
name	viewport	width=1100
name	generator	blogger
name	google-adsense-platform-account	ca-host-pub-1556223355139109
name	google-adsense-platform-domain	blogspot.com
property	og:url	http://www.psychosomaticwit.com/
property	og:title	Psychosomatic Wit
property	og:description

Структура

Ошибок нет

Семантические HTML-элементы страницы ?

Структура документа корректна (теги <html> и <body> присутствуют в единственном экземпляре).

Контент

Есть ошибки

Объём и качество текстового содержимого ?

Слова из title 2 встречаются в тексте редко. Добавьте в контент страницы слова из тега <title>!

Абзацев с текстом 1 слишком мало. Добавьте больше абзацев с текстом (тег <p>)!

Среднее число слов в абзаце 84 достаточно.

Кол-во знаков контента 44334 на странице оптимально.

Кол-во слов 8265 на странице оптимально.

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Заголовки

Ошибок нет

Иерархия заголовков H1–H6 ?

На странице присутствуют заголовки <h2> 6. Это хорошо.

На странице присутствуют заголовки <h3> 10.

Тошнота

5,57

Насколько одно слово доминирует в тексте ?

Тошнота превышает норму 5. Измените текст страницы!

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Академич. тошнота

17,06%

Насколько текст перенасыщен ключевыми словами ?

Академическая тошнота превышает норму 5-15%. Измените текст страницы!

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Семантическое ядро

20

Наиболее часто встречающиеся слова на странице ?

Контент страницы содержит осмысленный текст и слова.

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Слово	Кол-во	Частота
people	31	0,38%
because	23	0,28%
sanders	19	0,23%
facebook	18	0,22%
through	17	0,21%
didn't	16	0,19%
really	15	0,18%
bernie	15	0,18%
clinton	15	0,18%
always	14	0,17%
experience	12	0,15%
however	11	0,13%
sister	10	0,12%
person	10	0,12%
wasn't	10	0,12%
blogthis	10	0,12%
pinterest	10	0,12%
number	10	0,12%
believe	10	0,12%
hillary	10	0,12%

Индексирование

Есть ошибки

Разрешено ли индексирование страницы ?

Анкоров на странице 254 слишком много. Проведите ревизию и оптимизацию ссылок сайта.

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Robots.txt

Найден корректный robots.txt

Файл управления сканированием сайта роботами ?

Robots.txt настроен корректно. Размер файла: 194345 байт. Загружен за: 1сек.

Проверяемая страница не запрещена в robots.txt.

Robots.txt доступен по постоянному адресу

Цепочка редиректов для файла robots.txt:

http://psychosomaticwit.com/robots.txt 301 MovedPermanently

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<a href='http://www.psychosomaticwit.com/2019/08/to-my-sister-on-her-birthday.html'>To My Sister on her Birthday</a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafBjZYBH4O0JFAlMSN0UsCykTSb5ppRruLfAqo7aKO2SGeoP618D_8XOxiyzlLz2phXhU9bEa57ahH1STMfJlLD6l-uk2n-PfnyazWrCcA8Dcqmti1E0C4a_gGTUgOEWGTnpB/s1600/donna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafBjZYBH4O0JFAlMSN0UsCykTSb5ppRruLfAqo7aKO2SGeoP618D_8XOxiyzlLz2phXhU9bEa57ahH1STMfJlLD6l-uk2n-PfnyazWrCcA8Dcqmti1E0C4a_gGTUgOEWGTnpB/s1600/donna.jpg" /></a>Today is a special day, but it doesn't get the ceremony it deserves. It is my sister, Donna's birthday&nbsp; and that makes it special.&nbsp; Big deal, you say, everyone has a birthday.&nbsp; My sister, your sister, all God's children's sisters have birthdays.&nbsp; That of course is true, but you see, Donna is the best person I know and there can only be one of them.&nbsp; Countless people would have much dimmer lives if it weren't for my sister - and that is not an exaggeration.That is why today, HER day, is so special!<br />
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Donna is the kind of person that people take for granted.&nbsp; She always comes through as if it were her job.&nbsp; Donna doesn't care.&nbsp; She just wants you, your neighbor and any complete stranger to be happy.&nbsp; She will do all she can to make that happen.&nbsp; I have been blessed to watch her work her magic - her special kindness - all my life.&nbsp; She has simultaneously made me a better person and put me to shame all at the same time.&nbsp; She doesn't do that on purpose, you see.&nbsp; She is just being Donna and it is so plain to see that me just being Jeff is a far cry from her just being Donna.&nbsp; Her magic is that instead of me being jealous or feeling less, she somehow lifts me up instead.&nbsp; That is Donna and she's the best!<br />
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Every family needs someone to be the glue that holds it together.&nbsp; Donna is that someone for us. She is the one that makes sure that Christmas comes together.&nbsp; She makes sure that everyone has a multitude of packages to open, that there is food aplenty, and that the timing fits everyone.&nbsp; Her presents are always thoughtful and unique. She gets them in interesting places; she even sometimes makes them.&nbsp; The holiday always comes together with smiles and laughter.&nbsp; When I was going through my divorce, my ex wife told me, "One of the things I will miss the most is the awesome Donna Christmases."<br />
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Speaking of my ex, when she first moved to town - before we were even dating, Donna surprised her with a clothes basket full of things that people need to keep house. Cleaning tools, detergent, spray bottles, gloves, it was all there.&nbsp; Donna didn't even know her and never met her, but again, that is Donna.<br />
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My oldest sister, Cheryl, had a couple of strokes and is now being cared for in a nursing home.&nbsp; She went in with the hopes that it would be temporary.&nbsp; That was a few years ago.&nbsp; Donna visits her most everyday.&nbsp; She cares for her, makes her things, helps directly with her personal care, and puts up with a lot of grief from my sister for the trouble (a by-product of the strokes).&nbsp; Many people would throw up their hands and say, "Forget it.&nbsp; She has the care she needs, I will just be a periodic visitor."&nbsp; That's not Donna.&nbsp; Sometimes through tears she pushes through and loves my sister with her words and deeds.<br />
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Our baby sister, Jana, battled with Multiple Sclerosis.&nbsp; We lost her two years ago as she ultimately gave way to the disease. Donna was so instrumental in my sister's life and welfare that you would think that she was on the payroll.&nbsp; She took food and bottled water (Jana's drink of choice) to her regularly just to make sure she wasn't doing without.&nbsp; She cleaned her place, moved her, took her to her appointments and family get togethers (until Jana simply couldn't get out anymore), and made sure that all of Jana's paperwork (insurance, help agencies, etc.) were up to date.&nbsp; She did this despite Jana having a live-in boyfriend and caregiver there.&nbsp; Donna even took care of HIS needs.&nbsp; That was Donna.<br />
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Jana would apologize to her and confess guilt for being such a needy burden on her.&nbsp; Donna's loving reply was, "Jana, you aren't a burden to me.&nbsp; People like me need people like you as much as people like you need people like me."&nbsp; Yes, that is Donna.<br />
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Donna has been there for me, too.&nbsp; I try not to impose on her because I see what she does for others and do not want to take more away from her time and resources.&nbsp; I want her to know that there is someone that is on her help side, not just her need side.&nbsp; Yet, she always hems and repairs my clothes&nbsp; and makes sure that I am not forgotten.&nbsp; The highlight of my life, it seems, is when Donna and Ron (Donna's other half) invite me to lunch or dinner.&nbsp; It always gives me a break from whatever I am wrestling with and ensures that I will have plenty of smiles and guffaws before I get back home.&nbsp; I know that she will be there for me if ever I require any need.&nbsp; I also know that it would make her happy to help because that is Donna.<br />
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So here is to Donna on her birthday!&nbsp; She is the kindest, most generous, as close to a perfect loving person that can be found in a human being.&nbsp; I know, because I am her brother.&nbsp; That makes me one of the most blessed people on the planet.<br />
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I love you, Donna!&nbsp; Please have the happiest of birthdays today and do me a favor:&nbsp; For once, on this day, put yourself first!<br />
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Looking down at my Fitbit, I knew I had a number of steps to go to reach that 10K bench mark, so I decided to head down to the neighborhood Catholic Church.&nbsp; You see, it is summer social time in Evansville and it was the local church's weekend to prosper.&nbsp; That being the case, I put my walking shoes on headed to the parish to see what they knew.<br />
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As I got closer to the campus, I started to hear "Dueling Banjos" fill the air. Ah, live entertainment! I was hoping to see that weird looking kid play from <i>Deliverance</i>, but I knew it was a long shot.<br />
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Finally, I pass a sign signifying the summer social for Annunciation Parish at Holy Spirit.<br />
I confess the sign irritated me a bit.&nbsp; I am not a fan of change and for as long as I could remember it was just known as Holy Spirit Catholic Church.&nbsp; But for some reason, they had to tack on the prefix of "Annunciation Parish" to the moniker.&nbsp; It reminded me of all the universities that started naming their basketball floors after someone - such as Arad McCutcheon Court at the Ford Center.&nbsp; However, to me, the court naming made more sense, but I digress.<br />
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It didn't take me long to confirm my suspicions about "Dueling Banjos."&nbsp; The weird looking kid wasn't playing. Instead it was one seasoned guy playing an acoustic guitar.&nbsp; The banjo was apparently recorded . . . so maybe it was the weird looking kid.&nbsp; I will just believe it is for peace of mind.&nbsp; (On a side note, that weird looking kid in <i>Deliverance</i>&nbsp;didn't really play the banjo at all.&nbsp; He was just chosen to play that part because he was . . . well, weird looking.&nbsp; There was actually a REAL banjo player that was behind him that reached around him and played the banjo.&nbsp; Not kidding.)<br />
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Getting back to the shindig, it was different than the summer socials of Holy Spirit's past.&nbsp; There used to be rides and gambling and a huge rummage sale on top of the food booths and Cafeteria plates.&nbsp; There also used to be BINGO.&nbsp; Not this year.&nbsp; No rides. Just a couple of&nbsp; food booths, plate dinners, but no gambling.&nbsp; New things consisted of a bierstube and an inflatable play room for kids.&nbsp; I was hoping the two wouldn't intersect.<br />
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There was light crowd there.&nbsp; I felt like I stuck out being there alone and not really doing anything.&nbsp; It was that "lonely in a crowd" feeling that we get from time to time.&nbsp; As I was scouting out a food booth, this man came up to me.<br />
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"Do you remember me?" he asked.<br />
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It hit me (not the man, but from where I knew him), "You played for me in little league!" I announced.<br />
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I can't believe he recognized me from all these years.&nbsp; Brian, my left-handed first baseman - the best player on that particular team was a sight for eyes that were sore from being a stranger in my own neighborhood.&nbsp; He introduced me to his wife.&nbsp; I told her that I was her husband's little league coach and to not be fooled by the fact that he looked older than me.&nbsp; She laughed, but kind of agreed.<br />
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It was nice to run into another former player of mine.&nbsp; It happens a lot and they always seem generally happy to see me.&nbsp; Some are even more than happy to see me, but perhaps that is a theme for another time.<br />
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I told him that I would let him eat his tenderloin sandwich before it got cold.&nbsp; I walked away thinking about Brian, the church, and that tasty-looking sandwich.<br />
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I walked around a little more, trying to put some more gratuitous steps on my Fitbit when I saw an older man with a black shirt and a white Roman collar.&nbsp; I didn't need to be at a Catholic church to know who that was.&nbsp; He looked at me and shared a friendly greeting.<br />
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"So are you the guy I talk to if I am thinking about converting?" I asked thinking that would be a good ice breaker.<br />
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"No, I am just visiting," he replied.<br />
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"Well, you are the only one in uniform so I thought I would give it a shot."<br />
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He replied, "Well, you can come and visit here and they probably have classes you attend."<br />
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"Yeah, I am sure they do.&nbsp; Have a nice evening."<br />
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As I walked away, I couldn't help to compare that little exchange to one I would have had a baptist pot luck or something - they don't have summer socials at baptist churches. It is the devil's playground or something like that.&nbsp; Anyway, instead of the casual, "You don't want to know from me; this ain't even my neighborhood," reply from a visiting priest, I would have gotten the preacher and two deacons giving me the Bible quick draw while a couple of their wives gather around to hum, "Just as I am."&nbsp; I would have been baptized before being even able to taste a tenderloin sandwich. It wasn't as though I was dead serious about converting, but I kind of was interested in hearing the spiel.&nbsp; Besides, who knows?<br />
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At that point, I was ready to journey home.&nbsp; But first, I had some business to attend to - so I thought.&nbsp; I sauntered over to the booth where they sold those tasty-looking tenderloin sandwiches.&nbsp; "Do you have a way I can get it to go?&nbsp; I have a little ways to go and I walked."<br />
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"No, I'm sorry.&nbsp; All we have are these open boats."<br />
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"Thanks anyway," I replied trying to hide my disappointment.&nbsp; Realizing that I am trying to eat healthy as well as get my exercise, I knew that I had no business eating that fine looking sandwich anyway . . . that sandwich that looked and smelled so delicious . . . yeah, that one.&nbsp; I started walking home thinking that God was helping me look after my health - and I didn't even have to convert to Catholicism to get it<br />
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<a href='http://www.psychosomaticwit.com/2018/10/the-source-of-hope.html'>The Source of Hope</a>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">A</span> recent </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">article in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Scientific American </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">estimated that in the US, &nbsp;there are about 60 million </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">people </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">who claim to not be affiliated with any religion - most being atheists or agnostics. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">That is somewhere </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">around 20% of the population. &nbsp;There are a number of people who are </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">happy about this growing </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">group of faithless people, but I can&#8217;t be counted as one of them.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Many have wondered why I focus a lot on this topic. &nbsp;Like everything else, there are a </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">number </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">of reasons.  However, this one is particularly personal to me. &nbsp;I guess it is time to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">share why that is. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">I am a Christian. &nbsp;I have personal relationship with Christ. &nbsp;I&#8217;m not just </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">throwing that out there; it is </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">the driving force in my life. &nbsp;It is the only reason I am here. Let </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">First, some background: I had a normal, happy childhood. &nbsp;I dabbled with church, but we</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">weren't </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">really a church family. I did feel that God had a hold on me, although I really didn't </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">When I was 15, I made an official commitment to God. &nbsp;It really didn't seem to change me </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">much. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">I was always a pretty compliant kid. &nbsp;It didn't turn my life around or anything.  As a </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">matter </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">of fact, </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">I just put it on the back-burner and lived my teenage life.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Later, I went to college where I met a lot of different kinds of people with various beliefs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">or </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">lack thereof. &nbsp;When I was a freshmen in the dorm, I met my first atheist.  Rich was a guy </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">that </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">lived on my dorm floor. He kind of freaked me out; I mean, how can someone just NOT </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">believe </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">in God? Despite that difference, Rich and I became good friends. &nbsp;We even talked </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">about being </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">roommates.  We also talked about religion, but neither one of us had much </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">influence on the other </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">one in that vein.  It wasn't a stumbling block, though. We got along </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">splendidly.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Through my undergraduate years, I wasn't exposed to much God stuff. &nbsp;I lived in a fraternity </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">house </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">where there were often activities that pastors wouldn't approve of. &nbsp;In addition, the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">university was a </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">mix of views and offered a variety of exposures for a young guy learning </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">about the world. &nbsp;I kind of </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">slipped away from my beliefs and slipped into an exploration of </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">philosophy and other pursuits.  I never </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">proclaimed any changes in my beliefs and I now </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">presume that God had a hold on me through all </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">my brain clouds.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">When I graduated, I moved back home and enjoyed a number of months of unemployment</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">on my </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">mom&#8217;s dime. &nbsp;During this free time, I read and studied about God - and I studied a lot. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">There were </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">things unsettled about God as far as I was concerned and that needed to be </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">remedied. While some </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">of the surface stuff was troubling, the spiritual stuff really started to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">amaze me. &nbsp;Through this process, </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">the &#8220;personal relationship with Christ&#8221; really became a </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">thing. God had been with me during my </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">exploration stage in college but seemed to be mostly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">a silent observer, although I am sure he gave </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">me nudges along the way that I didn't recognize.  </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">However, now He was there for a real exchange.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">lived </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">with me for a stretch. &nbsp;He also had a huge hand in getting me into the occupation I have </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">now.  It is an </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">interesting story in of itself, but it will have to wait for another time. &nbsp;</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">mostly </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">myself. &nbsp;He has sustained me when life, itself wasn't sustainable. He helped me through</span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">my mother&#8217;s </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">brain tumor ordeal and her disability. &nbsp;It was His strength that kept my heart straight </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">as I took on the </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">role of her primary caregiver.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">When my wife and I divorced, it was one of the toughest things I could imagine going through.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">All </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">sorts of weapons attacked my psyche. The feeling of betrayal and abandonment took center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">stage. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I even turned on God because I thought he was just as guilty as anyone. I believed (and still </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">believe) </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">He led me to that relationship including the decision to get married. It seemed like a </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">cruel joke to me. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">However, I still resolved to trust God with the big picture, but admittedly, I </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">haven&#8217;t been completely </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">the same since.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">buckled </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">my knees.  My mom was the focal point of my life at that point. &nbsp;Even though my </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">vision of a life with </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">my wife and kids had slipped away, my mom gave me a reason to exist. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">In losing her, not only did </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">I lose my mother, I lost my purpose and the last person who made </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">it clear that I actually mattered </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">in this world. She was my mom, my best friend, and my </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">dependent all rolled into one. &nbsp;When we </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">buried her, I didn't know what the point was anymore</span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">for me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">trusting </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">Him with it - a life of total abandonment without purpose. &nbsp;I set out to wipe out that </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">part from my life </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">and truthfully, I was ready to wipe life out altogether.  I had never a suicidal </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">person.  The thought of it </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">seemed so foreign to me my entire life . . . until then. &nbsp;All of the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">sudden, </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">it seemed like a reasonable </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">idea.  No purpose, no God, I was done.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">been </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">hanging on my mom&#8217;s bedroom wall. It was true. &nbsp;It was put to the test and it was true.  </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">reasons. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">Some think they are too smart to believe. &nbsp;Others believe that they have no choice </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">but to NOT believe </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">or they need proof. I understand that. Sometimes all that is part of the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">journey to faith - it was for me. &nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">I get it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">they refuse to entertain </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">the existence of God because of that, because they see how </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">antithetical it is profess a loving God </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">and then spit venom at his creation in His name. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">breath. It is </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">because that kind of mixed message makes a fraud out of God and those with</span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">faith. &nbsp;That kind of </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">rhetoric that is often tied to politics infuriates me because I know God is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">not a fraud. He saved my life. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">He gives me purpose. He gives me HOPE. He gives me </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">assurance that He really does love me and </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">has a plan for my life - even when I feel that no </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">one else does or even cares. Because of God, there </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">is no grave with my name on it next to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">my mom&#8217;s today. &nbsp;He is the ONLY reason for that, too - of that </span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">I am sure.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">faith. &nbsp;I am sure that decision has also contributed to people abandoning life itself.  It almost </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">did for me. &nbsp;Suicide rates have increased 28% in the US since 1999. Hopelessness will do that.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Does correlation mean causation? &nbsp;Not necessarily, but I know one guy that was saved </span><br />
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It is that time.&nbsp; Romance is brewing in the air thanks to the Hallmark Company.&nbsp; Heart-shaped boxes full of mystery chocolate covered candy with stuffed teddy bears are all sitting on tables next to the vases of a dozens of red roses. The finer restaurants are packed and the poor saps that weren't smart enough to make an early reservation are sitting on the sidelines with their patient dates waiting for a gap in the crowd.&nbsp; Yes, this is Valentine's Day, a marketing dream for the romance business.<br />
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Sure, I sound cynical.&nbsp; That is the "cool" thing to do, isn't it?&nbsp; However, we can take those lemon, commercial concepts and magically make the sweet tasting nectar known as red wine out of it.&nbsp; You thought I was going to say lemonade, didn't you?&nbsp; Who has lemonade on Valentine's Day?<br />
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If you get passed the profits, you can capitalize on the day, yourself, and allow it to be what retailers want you to see - a celebration of love.&nbsp; And with great love celebrations, come great theme songs.&nbsp; What is the theme song of your love life?<br />
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I am sure there are a lot of great stories out there.&nbsp; Love lives with themes such as "Endless Love" or "Through the Years," and other great prom theme type songs.&nbsp; Oh, how I would have loved to have claimed, "She Believes in Me" as my love theme.&nbsp; Sadly, no.<br />
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It was almost a great and cheesy song for me, yessiree!&nbsp; The most magical night that could have been a great forever story should have crescendoed at my college fraternity formal dance.&nbsp; &nbsp;I worked hard to get the girl of my dreams to be my sweetheart.&nbsp; It wasn't easy.&nbsp; It came with a lot of bumps and bruises.&nbsp; However, the elements miraculously came together and she announced that she would be honored to accompany me to my Rose Formal Dance<br />
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We talked a lot between the invitation and the dance.&nbsp; I told her how I felt about her and that the look in her eyes when she looked at me, sometimes, revealed a promise of wonderful story for us.&nbsp; I told her that it reminded me of the song, "Almost Paradise."&nbsp; She gave me a nervous smile and I changed the subject.&nbsp; A few weeks later, we were at the dance and we were having a great time.&nbsp; Then, about halfway through the night, the DJ announced, "This song is for Jeff."&nbsp; And so it was that "Almost Paradise" filled the room and with it almost all my fraternity brothers and their dates swayed to "our theme."&nbsp; &nbsp;I bent over and said, "How about that!&nbsp; This song is special to another Jeff in my fraternity."&nbsp; She said, "It is you, silly, I had it played for you."&nbsp; I was silly.&nbsp; I was silly to think "Almost Paradise" was going to be my love theme for my life.<br />
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It's been years, and other loves have come and gone, even a wife - not without great effort from me to keep the embers of love to still warm my life.&nbsp; So, it came to me this week, the song I would really need to claim as the theme song for my love life.&nbsp; "Doing the Best that I Can," by Elvis Presley. The lyrics are uncannily a perfect fit.&nbsp; If you aren't familiar with them, and you have any interest in this post, give it a listen.&nbsp; You simply can't get the message from the title.<br />
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It can be quite the wonderful experience, watching these feel good movies.&nbsp; Do you ever have a Hallmark tale in your life?&nbsp; I don't.&nbsp; I am not sure other people do.&nbsp; Perhaps there are exceptions that prove the rule, but sometimes rainbows show up after rains.&nbsp; That doesn't mean we live on a planet&nbsp; of constant rainbows.<br />
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Perhaps why the dreamers among us are so attracted to these movies is because we don't have stories like those in our own lives.&nbsp; We live vicariously through the actors on the screen - not ever entertaining the thought that those actors leave the stage and return to their real lives absent of the magic they left on the sound stage.&nbsp; They are just like us, just more visible - I'm pretty sure.<br />
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Why do these stories exist?&nbsp; We don't live these stories. I think I just answered my own question.<br />
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People write these stories because they need them.&nbsp; Sitting at their laptops, they&nbsp; can control the narrative.&nbsp; They want that for their lives so they make them come to life on page and screen.&nbsp; We all go for the ride because we, too, need them.<br />
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It is 2018 today.&nbsp; Write your own Hallmark script this year and then LIVE IT!<br />
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The thought came to me today. &nbsp;Maybe it is time to give up. &nbsp;I no longer recognize the world I live in. This has been building up for some time but hit the crescendo today.<br />
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I was looking at Facebook . . . just scrolling. Most of it was hate. &nbsp;Hate for Donald Trump, hate for religion, hate for people who think differently. &nbsp;Just hate. &nbsp;I am scrolling and in the background from the other room I hear "Landslide" from Stevie Nicks and the somber tones and her haunting delivery made the experience surreal.</div>
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What is it all for? &nbsp;Why am I here? &nbsp;To what end is all this hate pushing us. &nbsp;We lost our way.</div>
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I have always been an idealist. &nbsp;I like to think that my idealism was tempered with some pragmatism, but I guess that is for others to judge. &nbsp;I don't think my ideals are that difficult. Is it so hard to treat others with respect even if you don't agree with them? &nbsp;Is it too much trouble to have love higher up in your holster than hate and venom?</div>
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I look at this world and it dawns on me that I have nothing to offer it. &nbsp;I speak a different language. When I tried to talk to people about it, they look at me like I am from outer space. I don't know what else to do. &nbsp;I can't join in; I just can't.</div>
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You know what I see? &nbsp;Just a man - a man for a complication of reasons has found himself to be the leader of the free world. I didn't vote for him. &nbsp;As a matter of fact, of all the people that ran for the president, he was probably last on my list. &nbsp;But guess what, I don't think he is out to destroy us. &nbsp;I think he is out to do the best he can - even if his path and experience makes that a long shot. &nbsp;His values are not like mine, but I don't hate him. &nbsp;He is going to make mistakes, but I won't crucify him.&nbsp;</div>
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Which brings us back to this world. &nbsp;It is not beautiful to me anymore. &nbsp;It is so disappointing. The sniping and the negativity over every manner of things - it just wears me to the ground. It is SO very lonely now. We are lost . . . or maybe it is just me.&nbsp;</div>
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<span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year, in the Democratic primary, we have Hillary 2.0, &#8220;It&#8217;s My Turn&#8221; versus Bernie Sanders, whose &#8220;Enough is Enough&#8221; campaign has excited people who normally don&#8217;t think about politics. </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clinton and Sanders both offer compelling cases. &nbsp;Clinton brings experience and pragmatism to her campaign while Sanders wants a more transforming government. Since they both agree on the issues roughly 90% of the time, it is their approach to how to best run the executive branch will decide in the end for most voters who they will support. &nbsp;As for Psychosomatic Wit, I believe Bernie&#8217;s approach to be the most compelling and serves the best interest for this season and for the future of this country. &nbsp;Let me lay out my case.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When analyzing these and other arguments, PW has decided to endorse Bernie Sanders. &nbsp;In addressing her experience, it is true that, no matter how you slice it, Clinton has more qualifications based on experience. Although Sanders has served in the legislature longer, Clinton&#8217;s experience as Secretary of State cannot be matched by Sanders or anyone else. &nbsp;However, if this was the main qualification to hold the office of president in this country, we would have a number of former secretaries of state holding the office throughout history. Sanders argues that his judgment is more sound than Clinton&#8217;s. &nbsp;He points to his opposition to the Iraq war and the numerous trade deals, such as NAFTA that he opposed while Hillary supported them. &nbsp;Still, judgment aside, it is hard to minimize her experience. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clinton argues that because of her experience, she will be ready on Day 1 to deal with anything that arises on the foreign policy side. &nbsp;The saving grace for Sanders, in addition to his judgment, is that starting in November, the president-elect, while putting a team together is kept apprised of all security situations. &nbsp;As long as the team is good, the foreign policy is good and Sanders will have the opportunity to use his judgment based on the information he is given.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, the most recent head-to-head polls for the general election show Sanders in a much better position to win in the fall than Clinton. In polling reports provided by <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/" target="_blank">Real Clear Politics</a>, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> &nbsp;Clinton narrowly defeats Trump but loses to the rest of the field. &nbsp;In the same polling, Sanders beats the entire field. &nbsp;When figured on average, Hillary loses in the fall no matter who her opponent is, but Sanders beats the entire field by an average of 9 percentage points.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In examining which candidate can push an agenda through Congress, Bernie still makes the most sense. Hillary is running on a pragmatic platform. She keeps saying that she won&#8217;t make promises that she knows she can&#8217;t keep. &nbsp;What that means, is that she is the candidate of increments. &nbsp;She knows we need a universal healthcare single payer system in this country, but she doesn't want to push it, so she says that she just wants to build upon ObamaCare which still gives insurance companies control over our health care. Bernie wants a revolution. &nbsp;He wants to take the populist capital that he has and continues to acquire and put pressure on the system. &nbsp;That is what a revolution is all about - championing the grass roots with the threat of &#8220;throwing the rascals out&#8221; if they do not bend to the will of the people. A revolution will have bigger coattails and have a better chance bringing lower level democrats into office with the huge excitement and turnout it should bring.</span></div>
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