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Distance Makes the Smart Live Longer
Are you getting into conflicts with your friends and family over fears about the coronavirus and social distancing? Here’s a lesson I learned from my mountain climbing adventures. In my twenties, I graduated from four mountaineering schools, climbed over twenty-five smaller peaks, and learned mountaineering medicine from my doctor, pastor, and life-long mentor, Loren Siffring. He also taught me recently that physical distancing — not social distancing — is the best approach to resolving these conflicts. I agree. Here's why.
