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Bobbing Around Volume 25 Number 9

Even what kills me makes me stronger. Bob Rich Bobbing Around Volume Twenty-five, Number Nine, March, 2026 Bob Rich’s rave bobswriting.com    anxietyanddepression-help.com/    mudsmith.net/    previous issues *About Bobbing Aroundsubscribe/unsubscribeguidelines for contributions Comments are welcome — on the bottom of every post … Continue reading

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Help light Dawn please

Dawn is a writer, and her right eye is part of her toolkit. It is suffering from glaucoma, which means she cannot drive a car or hold down a job. Corrective surgery is available, but at the horrendous cost of … Continue reading

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The secret of living a good life

A friend of my spirit named Farley Ledgerwood interviewed 50 oldies to find what is important in life. His research has validated one of my personal cliches: “Only two things matter in life: what you take with you when you … Continue reading

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Chinese man giving love to Ukraine

He is not the only one, but one of many. They are the best of humanity who put their own welfare and safety at risk to support Ukrainians against Putin’s persecution. Some have volunteered to fight, but many, like this … Continue reading

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A Christmas gift of clean water

Several members of the Bobbing Around community support a legitimate orphanage in Uganda. You can inspect it here. Thanks to the generosity of several wonderful people, they now own their house, but this means monthly water bills. No payment = … Continue reading

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Why so many young people want to die

This new report uses Australian data, but the findings apply in all the overdeveloped countries. It once more demonstrates that people born this century are intelligent and well-informed enough to know their future is bleak. The researchers have identified domestic … Continue reading

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A cup of coffee could save a life

Several members of the Bobbing Around community support a legitimate orphanage in Uganda. We have enabled them to buy their house. Part of the rental, which had always been in arrears, was to pay for water supply. Now, paying that … Continue reading

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Bobbing Around Volume 25 Number 5

The current global culture of greed and conflict is a crime against the Universe. Bob Rich There is one Truth. Each religion shows it through the coloured-glass window of a different culture. Bob Rich again Bobbing Around Volume Twenty-five, Number … Continue reading

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Jay Levy interview

Jay Levy and I both have books published by Loving Healing Press. I have known and admired him since editing his first book in 2010. For him, compassion, respect and decency are automatic, intuitive reactions. Rather than judge behaviours like … Continue reading

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The Hole in Your Life, reviewed at Literary Titan

Dr. Bob Rich’s The Hole in Your Life is part memoir, part guidebook, and part quiet act of grace. It opens with a deeply personal account of his daughter Natalie’s final months, setting a tone that is both tender and … Continue reading

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