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Cortisol Addiction
Cortisol is the primary stress hormone in your body and it increases your blood sugar, curbs bodily functions that are non-essential for fight or flight situations, suppresses digestion, and alters your immune system response. From Mayo Clinic: The long-term activation of the stress response system and the overexposure to cortisol and other stress hormones that… Continue reading
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The Imperative of Moral Improvement
We all do wrong in our lives. We then live with guilt until we can unburden ourselves. One of the essential social functions of the Catholic Church across the West was to provide the faithful with an inviolate space to deal with secrets in a manner that fostered improvement and absolution. With the ugly rise… Continue reading
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Serving Others
Less than a week after I turned 16, I was hired to work at a movie theater. The company culture, when I started, was highly coordinated and customer-serving. Nathan from Corporate would come to our particular theater with some regularity, making the four hour trip about once a month. He would drill us on various… Continue reading