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    <title>Footrace Against Time</title>
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	<title>Retirement Age in the USA</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:43:03 -0500</pubDate>
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        First, i want to supply you with the summary then I'm going to provide the details.The typical RETIREMENT-AGE in the usa provides declined continuously as time has progressed via  before modern. The typical day of retirement provides fallen via with regards to get older Sixty six or even Sixty seven to get older Sixty one or so, right now. Nevertheless You can also recognize from your same table that at the same time, people who are retired work to some degree to get more years once they classif...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[First, i want to supply you with the summary then I'm going to provide the details.The typical &lt;a href&quot;Bhttp:www.retirement-income.netblogretirement-ageChttp:www.retirement-income.netblogcategoryretirement-ageD&quot;&gt;RETIREMENT-AGE&lt;a&gt; in the usa provides declined continuously as time has progressed via  before modern. The typical day of retirement provides fallen via with regards to get older Sixty six or even Sixty seven to get older Sixty one or so, right now. Nevertheless You can also recognize from your same table that at the same time, people who are retired work to some degree to get more years once they classify themselves while retired. We view that the estimated numerous years of post retirement perform, depending on if your are female or male, is in the selection of  to  years. So even though typical day of retirement provides fallen, once retired it would appear that senior citizens find that that they both want to or even need to operate. Our suppose is ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Kabbalah of Love</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:32:08 -0500</pubDate>
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        This is the first article in a new series on the Kabbalah ofLove  stay tuned for upcoming articles!Intimate Love. What feelings do these words stir up in you? Longing?Excitement? Pleasure? Fear? Whatever the feeling, if thinking about intimate love makes yourheart beat faster, Im not surprised. This feeling is morepowerful than almost any we can experience. Thats because itsnothing less than the touching of two souls. Three years ago I suffered the terrible loss of a youngerbrother. In an attemp...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the first article in a new series on the Kabbalah ofLove ' stay tuned for upcoming articles!Intimate Love. What feelings do these words stir up in you? Longing?Excitement? Pleasure? Fear? Whatever the feeling, if thinking about intimate love makes yourheart beat faster, I'm not surprised. This feeling is morepowerful than almost any we can experience. That's because it'snothing less than the touching of two souls. Three years ago I suffered the terrible loss of a youngerbrother. In an attempt to actually experience something beyondthe painfully limiting framework of the physical world, I made acouple of visits to a hypnotherapist who practiced past-liferegression therapy. Under hypnosis, I had an experience that I will never forget. Idon't know whether it was a dream, a memory from another life,or my soul expressing itself through images, but this is whathappened: During the session, the therapist directed me to get in touchwith 'a memory from an earlier ti...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>My Heart, His Throne</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:31:22 -0500</pubDate>
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        The Wise in Heart will Receive Commandments. Proverbs : Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding... that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. Godunderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that iswisdom. For the Lord giveth wisdom: When wisdom entereth into thineheart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul. Wisdom restethin the heart of him that hath understanding: Through desire aman, having separated him...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Wise in Heart will Receive Commandments. Proverbs : Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding... that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. Godunderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that iswisdom. For the Lord giveth wisdom: When wisdom entereth into thineheart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul. Wisdom restethin the heart of him that hath understanding: Through desire aman, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth withall wisdom. That your faith should not stand in the wisdom ofmen, but in the power of God.  Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdomteacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritualthings with spiritual. For the wisdom of this world isfoolishness with God. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask ofGod, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; andit shall be given him. Wisdom Resteth In the ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Family Life in Christ</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:14:21 -0500</pubDate>
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        God ordained the Christian family to have a specific design - aman and a woman united in marriage, together with theirchildren. The family is called the domestic church because it isa community of faith, hope and charity. Within the family, wefirst learn to respect the sanctity of life from conception tonatural death. This means welcoming children into the marriagethrough birth or adoption but also learning to show reverencefor the life of others such as the elderly, the infirm, thepoor, the dis...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[God ordained the Christian family to have a specific design - aman and a woman united in marriage, together with theirchildren. The family is called the domestic church because it isa community of faith, hope and charity. Within the family, wefirst learn to respect the sanctity of life from conception tonatural death. This means welcoming children into the marriagethrough birth or adoption but also learning to show reverencefor the life of others such as the elderly, the infirm, thepoor, the disabled, and the imprisoned. Every member of the Christian family has a God-ordainedfunction. Though equal in the sight of God, men and women haveentirely different responsibilities. As stated so clearly in theCatechism: 'Divine fatherhood is the source of humanfatherhood...' which reaffirms the importance of man's functionas the head of the family. Though equal as God to the Father,Christ himself lived and died in supreme obedience to the willof the Father. Throughout faith hist...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Buying and Selling Real Estate</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:10:35 -0500</pubDate>
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        Buying and Selling Real Estate: Ten Tips by Marshall ColtReal estate is changing hands in ways that make headlines.Whether you're a buyer or seller, here are some tips to help youmake the best deal.BUYING:So you want to buy a house? In this market? Are you nuts?Actually, it depends on where you are. You could be very shrewdright now if you pick the right spot, the right pricing trendand bid aggressively. It requires homework, homework, homework.Example: My wife scoured a market, screening  house...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Buying and Selling Real Estate: Ten Tips by Marshall ColtReal estate is changing hands in ways that make headlines.Whether you're a buyer or seller, here are some tips to help youmake the best deal.BUYING:So you want to buy a house? In this market? Are you nuts?Actually, it depends on where you are. You could be very shrewdright now if you pick the right spot, the right pricing trendand bid aggressively. It requires homework, homework, homework.Example: My wife scoured a market, screening  houses. Weeventually found a fixer-upper for K. We offered K thesame morning it was listed. They took it on a handshake. Oneyear later--with no improvements!--we sold it for K. Forthose of you without a calculator, that's a  return on theinvestment.And you can do it, too. Here's how:. Pick a growing area. This is essential. Yes, it's hard topredict economic cycles and which metropolitan areas are goingto prosper over the next year or so. However, if you read theb...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Right to Buy in Scotland - How long will you have the right for?</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:06:53 -0500</pubDate>
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        If you live in Scotland and are thinking about buying yourcouncil house or flat it might be worth looking into it now.Recent changes in legislation are limiting the opportunities ofthose wishing to buy their home and rumours predict thatthe Right to Buy scheme could be abolished in the verynear future. Introduced in the s the Right to Buy scheme achieved its goal and was successful inoffering tens of thousands of council tenants theopportunity of owning their own home. In a survey carriedout by ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you live in Scotland and are thinking about buying yourcouncil house or flat it might be worth looking into it now.Recent changes in legislation are limiting the opportunities ofthose wishing to buy their home and rumours predict thatthe Right to Buy scheme could be abolished in the verynear future. Introduced in the s the &lt;ahref&quot;http:falkirk.right-to-buy-mortgage.infowhatcan.asp&quot;&gt;Right to Buy scheme&lt;a&gt; achieved its goal and was successful inoffering tens of thousands of council tenants theopportunity of owning their own home. In a survey carriedout by the charity Shelter Scotland, out of the  members ofthe public interviewed,  said that Scotland had benefitedfrom the scheme by increasing the number of home owners. The popular scheme seemed to be going very well hitting an alltime peak of over , new home owners under thescheme in . However in  the maximum discount was reducedto , and the period of tenancy increased from  to  ye...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Fifteen Secrets That Successful Women Know</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:39:51 -0500</pubDate>
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        Women are fabulous! They are resourceful, determined, complex,resilient, &amp; compassionate. They are able to endure pregnancy,childbirth, child-raising, heartbreak, husband-raising, beingthe career women, and running the household housecleaning, billpaying, activities coordinator, sexy vixen, hostess, etc, etc..Learn how successful women make it all happen, while looking,feeling and being fabulous.Make more time for yourself. You need to invest time inyourself in order for you to be living your be...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Women are fabulous! They are resourceful, determined, complex,resilient, &amp; compassionate. They are able to endure pregnancy,childbirth, child-raising, heartbreak, husband-raising, beingthe career women, and running the household housecleaning, billpaying, activities coordinator, sexy vixen, hostess, etc, etc..Learn how successful women make it all happen, while looking,feeling and being fabulous.Make more time for yourself. You need to invest time inyourself in order for you to be living your 'best life.' Youneed time to take care of yourself, time to rest, time to grow,and time for the other  things on this list!Surround yourself with successful people who you admire.You have heard the saying 'dress for the job you want, not thejob you have.' This is a similar principle. Being around peopleyou admire is like a crash course in how you want your life tobe, and often these people will help you find the shortcut toyour dream life.Network. Positive networking means tha...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>On Empathy - Part II</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:15:17 -0500</pubDate>
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        Alas, such an agreement is meaningless. We cannot yet measuresadness, quantify it, crystallize it, access it in any way fromthe outside. We are totally and absolutely reliant on yourintrospection and my introspection. There is no way anyone canprove that my sadness is even remotely similar to yoursadness. I may be feeling or experiencing something that youmight find hilarious and not sad at all. Still, I call itsadness and I empathize with you.This would not have been that grave if empathy hadn'...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Alas, such an agreement is meaningless. We cannot yet measuresadness, quantify it, crystallize it, access it in any way fromthe outside. We are totally and absolutely reliant on yourintrospection and my introspection. There is no way anyone canprove that my &quot;sadness&quot; is even remotely similar to yoursadness. I may be feeling or experiencing something that youmight find hilarious and not sad at all. Still, I call it&quot;sadness&quot; and I empathize with you.This would not have been that grave if empathy hadn't been thecornerstone of morality.The Encyclopaedia Britannica,  Edition:&quot;Empathy and other forms of social awareness are important inthe development of a moral sense. Morality embraces a person'sbeliefs about the appropriateness or goodness of what he does,thinks, or feels... Childhood is ... the time at which moralstandards begin to develop in a process that often extends wellinto adulthood. The American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberghypothesized that people's develo...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>An Alternative to Nazism</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:11:05 -0500</pubDate>
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        An Alternative to NazismBy PunkerslutIntroductionWhen speaking of Nazism, and the ranks that have existed underthe ideas of anti-Semitism, one typically also includes others,such as the Ku Klux Klan, White Pride militants, theCreativity Movement, among other groups that are of anationalist and racialist opinion. When I speak of Nazism, I amreferring to those who have a particular anti-Semitism and haveorganized themselves into this movement. While the originalNational Socialist Party by Adolf Hi...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[An Alternative to NazismBy PunkerslutIntroductionWhen speaking of Nazism, and the ranks that have existed underthe ideas of anti-Semitism, one typically also includes others,such as the Ku Klux Klan, White Pride militants, the&quot;Creativity&quot; Movement, among other groups that are of anationalist and racialist opinion. When I speak of Nazism, I amreferring to those who have a particular anti-Semitism and haveorganized themselves into this movement. While the originalNational Socialist Party by Adolf Hitler has been expunged by acoalition of Allied forces, the ideas that formed the basis ofthis party still exist today. Today, the anti-Semite and Nazithoughts, converting new individuals and dissipating from oldergenerations, have been organized into various parties. They canbe found in different chapters throughout different cities, thevarious collectives of individuals who hope, either throughpropaganda or protest, to convince the rest of the whitepopulation that they are ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The New Age Movement</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:05:47 -0500</pubDate>
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        What is the New Age Movement? It is similar to New AgeSpirituality, but different enough to warrant its owndefinition. The New Age Movement is a belief that the human raceis all one. It is not about equality nor diversity. It is theidea that your gender, age, religion, race, nor sexualorientation makes you better or worse then anyone else. The NewAge Movement is moving away from the US against THEM mentality.It is inclusive, open, detached from labels, and above all else,it's based in love not f...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[What is the New Age Movement? It is similar to New AgeSpirituality, but different enough to warrant its owndefinition. The New Age Movement is a belief that the human raceis all one. It is not about equality nor diversity. It is theidea that your gender, age, religion, race, nor sexualorientation makes you better or worse then anyone else. The NewAge Movement is moving away from the US against THEM mentality.It is inclusive, open, detached from labels, and above all else,it's based in love not fear.At our deepest level, there are only two motivators - love andfear. Fear breeds hate, anger, vengeance, greed, violence,selfishness, and alienates us from truly connecting with spiritand with each other. Love breeds compassion, understanding,forgiveness, charity, gentleness, partnership, and a sense ofconnectedness with spirit and with each other. One can focus oneither motivator and see the logic behind it. Should you chooseto see lack, poverty, and attacks towards your fell...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>PAKISTAN UNDER MUSHARRAF MILITARY REGIME, AND THE QUESTION OF</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:48:16 -0400</pubDate>
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         It is been over four years that General Musharaf is been inpower. Three years with a naked military regime and the last oneyear with a so-called democratic government and he as apresident. General Musharaf is a lucky military dictator whorealised the changed world situation after th September so he changed his policies overnight to become a partner ofAmerican imperialism in the fight against terrorism. He, atleast in words, changed his life time support to religiousfundamentalist and to some ex...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is been over four years that General Musharaf is been inpower. Three years with a naked military regime and the last oneyear with a so-called democratic government and he as apresident. General Musharaf is a lucky military dictator whorealised the changed world situation after th September so he changed his policies overnight to become a partner ofAmerican imperialism in the &quot;fight against terrorism&quot;. He, atleast in words, changed his life time support to religiousfundamentalist and to some extent abandoned them without anyshame or apology.World imperialism in return awarded him by accepting hisdictatorial rule without a question or doubt. Imperialist forcesrewarded him by rescheduling his loans and granting him some newloans as well. He became darling of the western rulers and afamily friend of President Bush. He became the award-winningpresident of Pakistan who was invited by President Bush in June at Camp David, as was boasted by the Pakistani governmen...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Roots of Anti-Americanism</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:24:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        The United States is one of the last remaining land empires.That it is made the butt of opprobrium and odium is hardlysurprising, or unprecedented. Empires - Rome, the British, theOttomans - were always targeted by the disgruntled, thedisenfranchised and the dispossessed and by their self-appointeddelegates, the intelligentsia.Yet, even by historical standards, America seems to be provokingblanket repulsion.The Pew Research Center published last December a report titledWhat the World Thinks in ....	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The United States is one of the last remaining land empires.That it is made the butt of opprobrium and odium is hardlysurprising, or unprecedented. Empires - Rome, the British, theOttomans - were always targeted by the disgruntled, thedisenfranchised and the dispossessed and by their self-appointeddelegates, the intelligentsia.Yet, even by historical standards, America seems to be provokingblanket repulsion.The Pew Research Center published last December a report titled&quot;What the World Thinks in &quot;. &quot;The World&quot;, was reduced by thepollsters to  countries and , interviewees. Two othersurveys published last year - by the German Marshall Fund andthe Chicago Council on Foreign Relations - largely supportedPew's findings.The most startling and unambiguous revelation was the extent ofanti-American groundswell everywhere: among America's NATOallies, in developing countries, Muslim nations and even ineastern Europe where Americans, only a decade ago, were lionizedas m...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>A Romantic Tale About An Unromantic Hero</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:15:09 -0400</pubDate>
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        A Romantic Tale About An Unromantic HeroBy PunkerslutThere was once a man who did not understand society. And when Ispeak of this man, who regards society as an unfathomablemonster, understand that I am universally speaking of everyindividual thinker. But there was one particular man, one manamong them, who did not understand society. And what separateshim from the other individual thinkers was his unavowed lust forlove, his desire for affection, and his outright honesty in it.He was, in many wa...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Romantic Tale About An Unromantic HeroBy PunkerslutThere was once a man who did not understand society. And when Ispeak of this man, who regards society as an unfathomablemonster, understand that I am universally speaking of everyindividual thinker. But there was one particular man, one manamong them, who did not understand society. And what separateshim from the other individual thinkers was his unavowed lust forlove, his desire for affection, and his outright honesty in it.He was, in many ways and like other thinkers, a hero. And thoughhis understanding of social romance may be below par, it cannotbe denied that his journey for love is as romantic as theybecome.Our hero is named Cassidy, and our journey takes us to thebars, pubs, and clubs of America, the raves and hangouts,anywhere there is lurking a girl for our hero's affections.Unlike the other lovers, looking for a score or a companion,Cassidy was in these clubs and bars because, as he explained tohimself m...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>A Whisper to a Friend</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:01:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        A Whisper to a FriendBy PunkerslutIt seemed improbable that I would come to be their ally. He wasarrogant but intelligent, vulgar but precise. In his character,there were to be found the vices that I once exhibiting yearsago. As I tried with focus to eliminate these attributes inmyself, I tried to develop my complimentary traits. I believedthat the greatest social change that can come to a society willcome from those who are patient, willing, and intelligent. Noadvancement of civilization can co...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Whisper to a FriendBy PunkerslutIt seemed improbable that I would come to be their ally. He wasarrogant but intelligent, vulgar but precise. In his character,there were to be found the vices that I once exhibiting yearsago. As I tried with focus to eliminate these attributes inmyself, I tried to develop my complimentary traits. I believedthat the greatest social change that can come to a society willcome from those who are patient, willing, and intelligent. Noadvancement of civilization can come when the rabble rousers areblindfolded, when the people become moths, following whereverthe light goes. This man and I, we hardly ever mingled, until agreat deal of time had passed. He had known of me, and I hadknown of him. We both had the same interests, the same desirefor a society that did not abuse its animals, for a socialconstruct that did not set up the exploitation of laborers. Butthen the occasion would have for it that we would meet andexchange our thoughts. One o...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>When You Feel Blocked</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:03:41 -0400</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>
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         Have you ever felt blocked, stuck in a rut? Like part of youwants to change, grow, or move forward with something, butanother part of you seems to be standing in the way? And nomatter how you try, it seems you are unable to make adifference? Being blocked can become a vicious cycle because the longer youare blocked, the more difficult it becomes to believe inyourself. When you encounter a block in your life, what you are facing isactually the doorway to the next stage in your soul's journey.The...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Have you ever felt blocked, stuck in a rut? Like part of youwants to change, grow, or move forward with something, butanother part of you seems to be standing in the way? And nomatter how you try, it seems you are unable to make adifference? Being blocked can become a vicious cycle because the longer youare blocked, the more difficult it becomes to believe inyourself. When you encounter a block in your life, what you are facing isactually the doorway to the next stage in your soul's journey.The mere awareness of your &quot;stuckness&quot; is a call from within tolive more fully. Yet, how do you break out of this state? A lotof people say the answer is to follow Nike's advice and &quot;just doit.&quot; But if you've ever been blocked, you know it's not quitethat simple. If you could bring yourself to &quot;just do it,&quot; youprobably would. Sometimes we need a starting point. Some way of shifting ourgears, to get our momentum going. When I was in Kindergarten, we made Christmas presents for our...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>How to do Hard Things</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:23:04 -0400</pubDate>
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        One of the harsh little realities of pursuing a dream is thatsooner or later, you're going to have to do some stuff you don'tlike very much. It's just plain inevitable. Enterprocrastination. Dread. Meltdown. Complete inertia.But the prospect of doing the tough stuff doesn't have to stopyou cold. To that end, I've been teasing out some different waysyou can keep going. Here are a few of my favorites:Play music. I learned this when I started running, or 'jogging'as we called it back in the 's. Cla...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the harsh little realities of pursuing a dream is thatsooner or later, you're going to have to do some stuff you don'tlike very much. It's just plain inevitable. Enterprocrastination. Dread. Meltdown. Complete inertia.But the prospect of doing the tough stuff doesn't have to stopyou cold. To that end, I've been teasing out some different waysyou can keep going. Here are a few of my favorites:Play music. I learned this when I started running, or 'jogging'as we called it back in the 's. Clamping on the headphonesmade it go so much better. Even today, as I pound the treadmill,it's just so much easier if I've got country music videosplaying along while I work out. In fact, I recently saw a movie in which a soldier talks aboutovercoming his fear and going into battle by listening to heavymetal music piped into his helmet. Neurosurgeons, emergency roomdocs, and others in high-pressure operating theaters often playlightly upbeat, soothing music to keep stress under c...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Free 12 Success &quot;Secrets&quot; Of American Millionaires &amp;</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:19:12 -0400</pubDate>
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         Hello! Happy new year. May you live a long healthy life andprosper.According to a study by US Dept. of Health &amp; Human Services, of Americans never achieve financial independence. They end updepending on charity, welfare, family, or are forced to keepworking past their retirement age. According to the IRS,  of the people reaching age  yearsdon't have even  in their bank accounts! US Census Bureausays that  of Americans never realize their dreams anddesires in life, and are forced to retire on an...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hello! Happy new year. May you live a long healthy life andprosper.According to a study by US Dept. of Health &amp; Human Services, of Americans never achieve financial independence. They end updepending on charity, welfare, family, or are forced to keepworking past their retirement age. According to the IRS,  of the people reaching age  yearsdon't have even  in their bank accounts! US Census Bureausays that  of Americans never realize their dreams anddesires in life, and are forced to retire on annual income of, or less! The average American is , in debt, not including theirhomes and car payments. Parents will have to spend over , to raise their kids tothe age of  years, and will spend another , to send themto college. Every day, about , Americans lose their jobs, while morethan , families lose their homes to foreclosure every year,and another , file for personal bankruptcy. Some of thelargest US corporations ha...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Swimming In The Clouds</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:05:59 -0400</pubDate>
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         Towards the end of April, I began to work with another charitycalled AgeConcern - this time raising money for the elderly inneed as I took up the opportunity of a lifetime and a lifetimegoal - swimming in the clouds. An early morning journey from Harrow to Chatteris took just overan hour and we arrived at the North London Parachute Centreright on schedule. I went to the registration trailer and signedup. Half an hour later, we had some training and watched a videothat showed the experience. Not...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Towards the end of April, I began to work with another charitycalled AgeConcern - this time raising money for the elderly inneed as I took up the opportunity of a lifetime and a lifetimegoal - swimming in the clouds. An early morning journey from Harrow to Chatteris took just overan hour and we arrived at the North London Parachute Centreright on schedule. I went to the registration trailer and signedup. Half an hour later, we had some training and watched a videothat showed the experience. Noticing that I wasn't the only&quot;first timer&quot; there washed away some nerves. It was a calmanticipation. It was my turn. I put on the straps and looked like a realskydiver for the first time in my life, although I felt the painof the straps tied so hard in the most awkward of places. As Imet my photographer and instructor, we entered the plane andfiled in. We sat toboggan style in two rows, facing the back ofthe plane. I was on the side of the door and a few people backfrom it. We al...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Superman Syndrome</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:44:53 -0400</pubDate>
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        Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.--John LennonI just got back from a business trip to the East Coast. While Iwas away several hundred email messages accumulated, in additionto a tall stack of postal mail and a full voice mail box. Had Ibeen here to respond to all of it as it came in, I would havespent much more time doing so. When faced with the massivevolume, I became much more efficient. I asked myself, What'smost important? And my clarity and focus were much sharper ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.&quot;--John LennonI just got back from a business trip to the East Coast. While Iwas away several hundred email messages accumulated, in additionto a tall stack of postal mail and a full voice mail box. Had Ibeen here to respond to all of it as it came in, I would havespent much more time doing so. When faced with the massivevolume, I became much more efficient. I asked myself, &quot;What'smost important?&quot; And my clarity and focus were much sharper as aresult. When I returned from my trip, what I really wanted wasto spend time with my family... not with my email, inbox, ortelephone. With great clarity and intent, I deleted much of myemail without even reading it.While on my trip I came across a book titled, &quot;The SupermanSyndrome: Why the Information Age Threatens Your Future and WhatYou Can Do About It,&quot; by Robert Kamm. In his book, Kamm notesthat Americans are working an average of six weeks to threemonths more per ye...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Say What? Pay A Buck</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:24:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        Say What? Pay A Buck!For four years, I served as a vice president for a Dallas basedmarketing and advertising firm. One of my responsibilities wasto teach monthly sales training classes with up to  studentsat a time. Our product was very, very expensive, and by no meansan easy sale. The clients were very particular, as they wereowners of large companies accustomed to doing business withsalespeople with a highly skilled level of communication.During our monthly training sessions, one skill that w...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Say What? Pay A Buck!For four years, I served as a vice president for a Dallas basedmarketing and advertising firm. One of my responsibilities wasto teach monthly sales training classes with up to  studentsat a time. Our product was very, very expensive, and by no meansan easy sale. The clients were very particular, as they wereowners of large companies accustomed to doing business withsalespeople with a highly skilled level of communication.During our monthly training sessions, one skill that was taught,practiced and encouraged was the ability to more effectivelycommunicate by using the proper vocabulary. Words wereeliminated that created a negative connotation in thesubconscious, as well as foul language and words consideredvulgar. 'Think before you speak'. 'Increase your connection withyour client by speaking properly.' 'Listen, ponder, and thenrespond.' They were taught not to adhere to the old schoolthinking of 'mirror what your client does,' that 'if the clien...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Presenting Yourself</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:08:33 -0400</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>
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        Anytime employers are asked about the skills they value most inemployees, its always in the top five. Senior managers andexecutives frequently cite it as one of the keys to theirachievements. Business coaches, leadership developmentspecialists and peak performance experts say its essential tosuccess. It is the ability to communicate ideas clearly andpersuasively. Yet, its often one of the most overlooked areasof personal development. Despite the fact that we spend up to of our workday communicat...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anytime employers are asked about the skills they value most inemployees, it's always in the top five. Senior managers andexecutives frequently cite it as one of the keys to theirachievements. Business coaches, leadership developmentspecialists and peak performance experts say it's essential tosuccess. 'It' is the ability to communicate ideas clearly andpersuasively. Yet, it's often one of the most overlooked areasof personal development. Despite the fact that we spend up to of our workday communicating, people rarely spend timetrying to improve their communication skills. One reason for theneglect is that communication is often labelled a 'soft skill.'When budgets are tight, training in a soft skill slides down thelist of priorities and up the list of things to cut. Given it'simportance in the workplace however, a more accurate label wouldbe 'essential skill.'One of the most visible forms of communication in the workplaceis the presentation. Yet in the process of he...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>A Prison Planet</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:50:19 -0400</pubDate>
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         A PRISON PLANET:I decreed my twin into my life in early . It is a story Itell in other books but I think even Edward House would have ahard time topping my gifts. She was the only woman with a browncard in California when she sat on the Governors Blue RibbonPanel on Prison Reform. A brown card allows you access to allPenal System buildings. She had once been put in prison becausethe FBI could not catch her Mafia bosses who had duped her andmany others in a Huntington Beach land fraud. She would...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A PRISON PLANET:I decreed my 'twin' into my life in early . It is a story Itell in other books but I think even Edward House would have ahard time topping my gifts. She was the only woman with a browncard in California when she sat on the Governor's Blue RibbonPanel on Prison Reform. A brown card allows you access to allPenal System buildings. She had once been put in prison becausethe FBI could not catch her Mafia bosses who had duped her andmany others in a Huntington Beach land fraud. She would nottestify against them until they were behind bars because theMafia goons had threatened to kill her two young daughters. Itis a horror story of corrupt bureaucracy to say the least.There are many spigots on the societal trough that these pigsline up at for their piece of the pie. The guards and workers inthe 'system' would not be happy without their free sex likeLinda had to give them in order not to be continuously raped bythe inmates. The money they get from drugs or ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>IS THE NEW AGE RELEVANT TODAY?</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:57:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        Walk into any home today and you are almost certain to findsomething which has been purchased from a New Age outlet.Crystals are of course everywhere. The Buddha himself may appearin the home office, looking well-fed and smiling as he does dutyas a paperweight or mantelpiece decoration. Wind chimes may markthe entrance to a room or may be heard jangling merrily in thegarden. The design of either the house or garden may well havebeen inspired by the supposed minimalist principles of ZenBuddhism. ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Walk into any home today and you are almost certain to findsomething which has been purchased from a New Age outlet.Crystals are of course everywhere. The Buddha himself may appearin the home office, looking well-fed and smiling as he does dutyas a paperweight or mantelpiece decoration. Wind chimes may markthe entrance to a room or may be heard jangling merrily in thegarden. The design of either the house or garden may well havebeen inspired by the supposed minimalist principles of ZenBuddhism. You won't have to sniff too hard to catch the headyaroma of incense from the mysterious Orient. And if you lookcarefully you might even find a crystal ball or two. In onewell-known UK charity shop I have even seen crystal ballsstacked up next to the cash register in much the same way assupermarkets display shelves of sweets and chewing gum in thearea where you line up to pay for your groceries, cleverlytaking advantage of those last minute impulse buys &quot;Oh, I'lljust take one of ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Black Pope - Part Two</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:18:13 -0400</pubDate>
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         For, as we are increasingly aware, the structures of human lifein common are of different kinds, not only economic andpolitical, but also cultural and religious; all of themcondition human life, all of them can weaken or destroy it, andall of them are capable of being impregnated by the Gospel andof embodying a greater justice and charity. So it is worthpaying unflagging attention to the different aspects of thecontexts in which we find ourselves, lest we end up oblivious ofthe changes developi...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For, as we are increasingly aware, the structures of human lifein common are of different kinds, not only economic andpolitical, but also cultural and religious; all of themcondition human life, all of them can weaken or destroy it, andall of them are capable of being impregnated by the Gospel andof embodying a greater justice and charity. So it is worthpaying unflagging attention to the different aspects of thecontexts in which we find ourselves, lest we end up oblivious ofthe changes developing or out of touch with them. . These are some reasons why, after GC, the social apostolatebegan a world-wide examen. It was deemed necessary to organisethe  Naples Congress in an effort to give new impetus withinthe Society to the social apostolate as a sign of our fullcommitment to the social dimension of our mission. Among somepromising results of the process, programmed for -, thefollowing seem especially significant. One is the importance of elaborating the ch...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Chanting for Healing, a Spiritual Voyage</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:28:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        IMG SRChttp:www.chantingforhealing.comimagesgroup.jpgalignright WIDTH HEIGHT hspace vspacePaula Gilbert, one of the main artists and the producer of theChanting For Healing Music CD tells her spiritual story of howthe album was made. The album benefits global unity causes suchas OxFam, RAWA, Twin Tower Orphan Fund, Global Exchange, andFood Not Bombs. Paula is a performance artist, songwriter and teacher whofounded the Cloverdale School of Music in . After  sheattended a Shamanic Native American ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[IMG SRC&quot;http:www.chantingforhealing.comimagesgroup.jpg&quot;alignright WIDTH HEIGHT hspace vspace&gt;Paula Gilbert, one of the main artists and the producer of theChanting For Healing Music CD tells her spiritual story of howthe album was made. The album benefits global unity causes suchas OxFam, RAWA, Twin Tower Orphan Fund, Global Exchange, andFood Not Bombs. Paula is a performance artist, songwriter and teacher whofounded the Cloverdale School of Music in . After  sheattended a Shamanic Native American mask making class that shehad been attending every year for the past  years. The purposeof the class was to create a vision for the following shamanicyear which begins each year in November. In the class, theparticipants worked together with a facilitator to create theirvision through several guided meditations and journaling. Theclass took place late in October following the attack onAmerica. During one of her meditations she had a vision. Paula...]]></content:encoded>
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