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Why Venturing Outdoors can Boost Your Mind and Body

Breathe in deeply. Imagine the green and blue colors around you, flooded with golden beams. Feel the wind across your skin. It is nature; sometimes forgotten, but still powerful. Growing up, my mother yelled many things at my sisters and I. My personal favorite was “Go play outside!”. My sisters and I heard that phrase …

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How Baseball All-Star Mariano Rivera Helped Me Fight Cancer

When I think spring, I think green. The various shades of green dazzle the eyes, but nothing signals the start of spring like the clean-cut outfield in a baseball stadium, the bright green a stark contrast to the brown dirt infield. I wasn’t always a baseball fan. I mean, I played one season of softball …

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