{"id":1473,"date":"2010-10-31T12:56:53","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T20:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:12","slug":"dont-be-scared-just-because-they-tell-you-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/31\/dont-be-scared-just-because-they-tell-you-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Be SCARED Just Because &#8220;They&#8221; Tell You To"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/31\/dont-be-scared-just-because-they-tell-you-to\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F10%2F31%2Fdont-be-scared-just-because-they-tell-you-to%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>First of all, Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, if you&#8217;re being inundated with media scare tactics about today (or any day, for that matter), you should know a few things about what really deserves your concern (or not).<\/p>\n<p>My latest post on the LWL Worldwide blog expands on that, with some help from a few resources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lwlworldwide.com\/blog\/why-wealthier-is-healthier-and-regulation-kills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Wealthier is Healthier and Regulation Kills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, worry is a heavy and unproductive load to drag around with you, so only use it when absolutely required! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, Happy Halloween! 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