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A question came to mind regarding hope.

Posted by joybo99 @joybo99, May 2 6:13pm

Because feeling "hopeful" has been associated with living longer, I was curious if the absence of hope would have the opposite effect, i.e., shortening a life.
Then I found this article which may interest others.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552440/#:~:text=Results,respectively%20(P%20%3D%200.002).

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edsutton | @edsutton | May 31 6:29am

This week I began my yearly campaign to control the invasive stilt grass that threatens to take over the woods behind our house. The stilt grass grows fast and kills the other ground cover plants.
Every morning I weed whack for one battery charge of the lightweight weed whacker.
It gives me about 15 minutes of exercise and by mid-June the ferns, sea oats and other small plants will have recovered.
Repeat in September.
This gives me hope!!!

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joybo99 | @joybo99 | May 31 11:37am
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This week I began my yearly campaign to control the invasive stilt grass that threatens to take over the woods behind our house. The stilt grass grows fast and kills the other ground cover plants.
Every morning I weed whack for one battery charge of the lightweight weed whacker.
It gives me about 15 minutes of exercise and by mid-June the ferns, sea oats and other small plants will have recovered.
Repeat in September.
This gives me hope!!!

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I love this story and relate to it completely.
The retaining wall between my home & a neighbor Is basically an out of control bed of English ivy and assorted weeds.
I've been trimming pulling hacking away for 25 years.
It's my reliable nemesis!

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