Wednesday February 5
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Stress Storm
History shows that things have always been stressful. People of all generations dealt with uncertain economic futures, uncertain climate patterns, the looming threat of natural disaster, along with the possibilities of war, famine, and pestilence. Today we have things to help us cope — not only computers, but amazing transportation devices and instant communication with all parts of the world. Kings and queens didn’t have such things a few centuries ago. In many ways, these are the best of times. Still, stress levels remain high. People often point to an event in US history and say, “That’s when America lost its innocence.” They apply this description to the Great Depression, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, John Kennedy’s assassination, the Vietnam War, Watergate, 9/11, and others. But America could not have lost its innocence during those events because it had no innocence to lose.
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In Our Day And Age, The Very Foundations Of Our Societies Are Being Shaken
Looking around at our world today, we witness catastrophic and heartbreaking destruction. Just as barometers warn of approaching storms, the signs of the times are shouting that we are living on borrowed time.
