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Arts & Entertainment
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Respect, the Movie by Rusty Wright
(Arts & Entertainment August 13, 2021)
Aretha's success, struggles, secrets, soul…
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Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography)
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Coping
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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Inspiration
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Media
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Movies
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Music
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Popular Culture
A Week Away Musical by Rusty Wright
(Arts & Entertainment March 24, 2021)
Facing fears, feelings, fun, faith and friendships…
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Faith
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Family
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Fears, Concerns
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Media
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Movies
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Music
Faith, Religion & Spirituality
4 records found
Growing My Faith in the Face of Death by Timothy Keller / The Atlantic
(Health & Wellness March 25, 2021)
I spent a lifetime counseling others before my diagnosis. Will I be able to take my own advice?…
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Advice, Guidance & Mentoring
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Christian Life
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Coping
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Dying and Death
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Discipline
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Disease
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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Learning
Two Gifts Nobody Wants by Bill Nichols
(My World April 25, 2020)
Who wants pain and fear? Yet, we need them…
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Coping
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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News
When God Draws Near by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons April 11, 2020)
Discovering a cure to the ultimate universal pandemic…
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Beliefs
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Easter
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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Hopes & Dreams
Finding Hope in the Midst of Fear submitted by Stu Johnson
(Faith March 20, 2020)
A perspective for the global COVD-19 pandemic
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Bible
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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News
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Wellness
Health & Wellness
9 records found
Hope for Pandemic Victims by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments August 8, 2020)
Looking at the present crisis through the perspective of a long life…
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Fears, Concerns
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Future
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Hopes & Dreams
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News
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Social Issues
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Unemployment
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Wellness
Calling on the Ghostbusters Among Us by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons March 21, 2020)
Reflecting on the coronavirus crisis…
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Coping
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Current Events, News
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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News
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Wellness
What Would Jesus Say About Coronavirus? by James N. Watkins
(Health & Wellness March 16, 2020)
Putting fear and uncertainty in perspective…
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Bible
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Current Events, News
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Disease
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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Jesus
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News
Coronavirus Chaos by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons March 7, 2020)
Where following our fears finds us…
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COVID-19
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Current Events, News
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Fears, Concerns
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Health Care
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News
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Wellness
Corona Virus Fear by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons February 29, 2020)
Interceding on behalf of a world in peril…
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Current Events, News
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Disease
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Fears, Concerns
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News
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Prayer
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Wellness
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History
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A Score Recalled by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons September 11, 2021)
Remembering September 11th twenty years later…
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Crisis
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Dying and Death
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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History
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Hopes & Dreams
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Memories
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Terrorism
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Tragedy
Hobbies
1 record found
First, Check His Track Record by Bill Nichols
(Health & Wellness May 3, 2020)
Preserving an artist's eyes…
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Arts & Entertainment
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Choices and Decision Making
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Disease
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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Planning
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Wellness
Holidays
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Will Thanksgiving Suck Like a Turkey Baster?! (2023) by James N. Watkins
(My World November 4, 2023)
Jim revisits a theme introduced in 2020 when it also seemed the news was too grime to be thankful…
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COVID-19
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Depresson
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Faith
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Family
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Fears, Concerns
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Gratitute
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Holiday Season
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Loneliness
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News
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Hope and Humor and Halloween 2021 by James N. Watkins
(My World October 22, 2021)
Jim's annual look at really creepy stuff…
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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Halloween
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Memories
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Religion
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Social Issues
Senior Resolutions by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments December 31, 2006)
Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die. We all know what this means. Life is short, death is certain so why make New Year Resolutions?
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Fears, Concerns
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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New Year's
Life Events
3 records found
When Life Becomes a Maze by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 21, 2021)
How to respond to the headlines…
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Attitudes
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Coping
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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News
He Faced Death this Week by Bill Nichols
(Health & Wellness September 1, 2019)
It made be think…
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Circumstances, Life Events
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Comfort & Consolation
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Contemplation, Insight
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Coping
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Dying and Death
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Disease
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Fears, Concerns
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Relationships
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Wellness
Life Flows On by Ken Potts
(My World January 21, 2019)
How different people deal with life's flow…
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Choices and Decision Making
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Coping
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Courage
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Fears, Concerns
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Trouble
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Trust
News & Current Events
3 records found
How Are You Faring? Reported by Stu Johnson
(My World June 24, 2020)
Report provides insights into COVID-19 impact…
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Circumstances, Life Events
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COVID-19
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Current Events, News
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Demographics
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Depresson
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Fears, Concerns
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Financial
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Housing
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Loss & Grieving
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News
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Social Issues
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Work
Bulletproof Backpacks and Back-to-School Fear by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 17, 2019)
What has become of our world?…
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Crime, Justice, Punishment
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Current Events, News
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Education
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Fears, Concerns
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Parenting, Parents
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Social Issues
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Technology
Lessons from a Missile Warning by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 21, 2018)
Anticipating the day it won't be a false alarm…
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Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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News
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Stress
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War
Relationships
1 record found
Is This Marriage Really for Me? by Ken Potts
(Connections August 25, 2019)
Answering a tough question (first of two parts)…
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Choices and Decision Making
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Contemplation, Insight
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Fears, Concerns
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Love
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Relationships
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Trouble
Trends
1 record found
A Tragic Trend by James N. Watkins
(Health & Wellness August 24, 2019)
When you or a friend are contemplating suicide…
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Choices and Decision Making
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Coping
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Fears, Concerns
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Future
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Loneliness
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Social Issues
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Stress
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Tragedy
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Trends
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Trouble
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Wellness