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<description><![CDATA[Annette Colby, Ph.D. R.D., is... an enthusiastic lover of this extraordinary adventure of life (including all the bumps, bruises, detours, and unexpected discoveries), married to Ray Nowicki, intuitive healer, leader and teacher of higher consciousness, currently an ex-Harley rider, totally spiritually inclined, inspirational author, personal growth expert, energy healer, joyful cook & baker, blogger, and obsessed with creation. The focus of Annette's life is helping people move beyond emotional pain, binge eating, eating addictions, stress, or depression. For over two decades, she has been committed to showing people how to create emotional joy, enjoy their bodies, and get excited about ... ]]></description>
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<title>Top 11 Reasons That Make My Life Amazing, Miraculous and Fulfilling</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are a million things that keep me happy and I'm often amused by the simple things. Here's a list of the top 11 things that make life a fulfilling, amazing experience!]]></description>
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<title>10 Ways to Get a Positive Start on the Day</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:26:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you tend to wake up feeling groggy, grumpy, or even sad, consider using one or more of these tips to help boost your morning mood. These easy ways to perk up help you take charge and feeling more confident to face whatever the day may bring.]]></description>
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<title>10 Tips for Creating an Awakened, Conscious and Joyful New Year</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Becoming more joyful requires listening to our inner lives and placing effort into the relationship we have with ourselves. 10 valuable tips than can help you have a more creative and fulfilling relationship with yourself and life in the New Year.]]></description>
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<title>20 Best Tips to Quit Smoking the Natural Easy Way</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:51:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you've tried to quit smoking before and it didn't work, don't give up. Learn powerful new ways to ride out cravings and quit smoking for good. Get yourself back in the driver's seat to a smoke-free life.]]></description>
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<title>Leaving Our Comfort Zone, Taking a Risk for a Better Life, and Coping With Failure</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Taking a risk, going beyond our comfort zone, leads to often surprising experiences. Perhaps the hardest part of taking a risk is how we handle our ourselves through the journey.]]></description>
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<title>5 Ways to Relieve Anxiety</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:34:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trust in Yourself - It is easy to lose trust in your body, in life, in yourself when something undesirable happens. In an instant we can become tense and tight, constricting inward in an attempt to protect ourselves from harm. But what if you truly believed that everything that occurs in your life is created by you?]]></description>
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<title>Boredom Eating: Why You Eat When You're Bored and How to Stop</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:29:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you find yourself wanting-in fact needing-to sink your teeth into something not because you're hungry but to fill that awful hollow inside yourself? Find out why boredom eating occurs and how to stop the eating permanently.]]></description>
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<title>Activate the Power of Your Imagination</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:59:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your imagination forms new potentials about how you want to live your days on Earth, how much joy you want to have, and how much abundance. This is a creative skill worth developing.]]></description>
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<title>Beyond Positive Thinking - Turning Self-Doubt Into Self-Confidence</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:38:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Having self-confidence is the difference between leading an unstoppable life and feeling bored or uncertain. Go beyond positive thinking and boost your confidence from the inside out.]]></description>
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<title>Awakening to Your Inner Wisdom</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:07:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is spiritual guidance? How can we find our own source of inner wisdom? How do we know when our intuitions are true?]]></description>
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<title>Secrets to Dealing With Frustration</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:44:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We've all experienced situations in which we become frustrated. Rather than being able to maintain a calm, centered, and relaxed state of inner confidence, we feel the intense bristle of emotion and tension and helpless to do anything about it.]]></description>
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<title>Top Ten Questions Answered About How to Deal With Depression</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 09:31:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Depression feels like nothing is ever going to be good again. What's even worse is feeling alone in the experience. You are not alone and there are many people who understand, who have been where you are, who can reassure you that there is validity in your experience, and who can provide resources for hope and help. Below is a list of top ten questions that can help you get some answers about depression.]]></description>
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<title>Happiness Requires Learning to Cope With Intense Or Difficult Emotions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Emotions, especially intense or "negative" emotions, often feel bad and scary. Sometimes it seems as if those big emotions carrying all that intense energy could destroy us. Often our strategy is to avoid ignore, or repress those emotions. Learn why your happiness depends on facing these emotions.]]></description>
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<title>What to Say and What Not to Say When Someone You Love is Depressed</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:40:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult things about being depressed is that no one-often friends included-has the right thing to say. The experience seems so much lonelier to bear when there's no one to share the tougher times with. If you have a friend or family member who is depressed or is in need of some comforting, read below for good ways to talk effectively with this person, and equally important, what not to say.]]></description>
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<title>When the Going Gets Rough, Learn to Laugh With Yourself Instead</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:25:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the motto's I do my best to live by is that if it's going to be funny later, it may as well be funny now. This isn't the easiest adage to live by, but one that serves me well. ]]></description>
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<title>Five Powerful Ways to Survive Depression One Day at a Time</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 12:04:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Depression robs you of your energy, hope, and optimism, making it difficult to do what you need to do to feel better. However, even though it's hard, the right types of actions are what make recovery possible. The key to depression survival is to take continuous small actions that help to ease the weightiness of depression. Here are five quick things to try.]]></description>
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<title>Five Tips For Surviving Depression</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 10:43:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During the depression experience, there is no normal, 100%, happy day like there once was. Instead, there is a depression process that has its lows and then there are the really, really lows. There is not "one" way to navigate through the overwhelm of depression.]]></description>
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<title>Five Depression Techniques and Tools to Get You Through a Tough Day</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 10:35:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are having an especially tough, tough day, check out the five tips below. You can help yourself through a difficult time by following these compassionate, yet tried-and-true strategies.]]></description>
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<title>Why Depression? Why Me?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 14:37:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest things to do is to find an empowering meaning while you are going through depression. Everything has a reason, and depression has one, too.]]></description>
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<title>How to Ease and Heal the Emotions of Depression</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 14:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During depression, the intensity of emotions can feel so strong that some people worry the feelings will overwhelm them or even harm or kill them. The temptation is to panic and push it all back down. Instead of resisting emotions, learn how to heal them and make yourself feel better.]]></description>
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<title>Important Truths You Must Know in Order to Heal Your Depression</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:33:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for new ways to end depression? These important tips and truths can help you tap into your inner wisdom, a necessary component to heal and move forward.]]></description>
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<title>Stop the Drama and Bring in the True Joy</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:59:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is something so sticky and enticing about being a drama king or queen. We've all experienced the desire to spread gossip, to exaggerate an already difficult situation, or to spread bad news. If you've ever been in a near miss, almost accident, you probably have heard yourself proclaiming how you almost died.]]></description>
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<title>Getting Your Priorities Right</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 02:09:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every day we wake up and have a new day before us. Within this day we can create new experiences and take action on the desires and dreams most important to us. However so often, life gets busy, we tend to the needs of everyone around us, and our personal priorities get pushed to the bottom of the daily to-do list.]]></description>
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<title>Routine Busters - Simple Changes in Habits That Get You Energized and Happier</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:11:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes life becomes so routine, we go through our days on autopilot. That's okay if it's working, but if we're not getting the results we want, if we sense we are in a rut, or if we're feeling bored, it may be time to shake things up. Learn how to step beyond the routine and bring new passion and joy to your life.]]></description>
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<title>The Surprising Joys and Hidden Benefits of Spring Cleaning</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:38:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spring cleaning your home and yard is deeply satisfying on many levels of your mind, body, and spirit. Whether you're an advocate of an all-out session of spring cleaning, or tend more toward the small, simple jobs, both can bring the season's freshness into your life.]]></description>
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<title>Do You Want to Know How to Improve Your Relationship With Yourself? Take the Quiz!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:12:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are one of the millions of people who are looking for ways to improve your happiness with yourself, your body, and your life, here's a quiz that will give you the perfect answers! Too often when our relationship with ourselves or our life is not as healthy or happy as it could be, we complain, criticize, and start exerting more control upon ourselves.]]></description>
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<title>10 Ways to Step Off the Crazy Wheel of Busyness</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:02:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you often find yourself saying, "I'm so busy" or "I just have too much to do?" Use these tips to help you identify what's most important in your life, and utilize your new awareness to dissolve or breakout of the busyness factor. You'll be thankful you did!]]></description>
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<title>How to Get Through Your Day When You're Sad, Tired, Or Just Not Feeling Well</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:51:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone occasionally experiences a terrible mood. Even if you've somehow found yourself in a terrible funk, that doesn't mean you can't pull through and recover. Luckily, there's lots you can do to turn around a bad day.]]></description>
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<title>Seven Simple Ways to Fall in Love With Yourself</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:30:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not feeling the spark about who you are and why you're alive? Can't get excited about the day ahead of you? Feel like you're not in love with yourself?]]></description>
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<title>Ten Things to Do Every Day to Keep Your Joy Abundant</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:17:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, we get so involved in reaching a specific goal (i.e. once I lose this weight, get a new job, find my true self, etc.) that we forget the easy and simple things that keep joy growing. Here are ten easy ideas you can put into action right now to nurture your joy and keep your inner spark alive!]]></description>
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<title>Difficult Emotions - Stepping Into the Big Picture</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:34:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Often, when we're working through a difficult situation, stuck and unable to move forward on a goal, or experiencing intense emotions, it's easy to myopically focus on the immediate problem. This same phenomenon of intense fixation on the difficulty also occurs when we're worried, stressed, or depressed. While it's important to accept the reality of the problem or emotions present, it's unproductive to limit your vision to the immediate awfulness of the situation.]]></description>
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<title>6 Ways to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions Going Strong</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:43:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We're almost at the end of January-how are your dreams and visions coming along? Have you brought your innermost desires off the backburner? Have you started building the foundations for that new career?]]></description>
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<title>Sitting in Silence</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:08:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Creating silence is the key to breaking into an inner space of peace, consciousness and awareness. It is within the silence that we gain a deeper connection with our unique spirit, a clearer perspective about what is most important to us, and a more evolved relationship with life.]]></description>
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<title>Awakening Higher Consciousness</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:07:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Awakening to a higher consciousness is how we connect with our true heart and aid humanity at this time of world evolution. With new awareness we live in accordance with our own true nature and from this place of centered harmony we forge a new relationship with life and creation. As we answer the call to our individual awakening consciousness, we play our part in the miracle of life being reborn.]]></description>
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<title>East Steps Towards Higher Consciousness</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:07:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A higher consciousness means moving beyond our tried and true ways of seeing the world, and gaining a greater sense of clarity with new insights and understandings. Below are several ways that we can lead ourselves into an awakened state of future possibilities and expanded love.]]></description>
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<title>Becoming the Hero of Your Own Life's Journey</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:18:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are currently going through a difficult time in life-perhaps attempting to rise above a weight challenge, move beyond an addiction, overcome depression, or step into a higher position in life-consider yourself on your own Hero's Journey. It's a valid question: What makes a person a hero? Is it untold bravery and fearlessness in the face of danger? Is it a firmness of purpose? Unshaken resolve? A willingness to beat the overwhelming odds? ]]></description>
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<title>Letting Go of the Worry and Anxiety</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:28:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I find myself constricted with anxiety or worry. I am transported into some alternate reality as my mind races with anxious thoughts. My body responds with the tension of stress and fear. How strange this is and how unsettling this feels. ]]></description>
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<title>Free Yourself From Guilt</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:55:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Guilt and regret are inevitable parts of the human experience. Follow these steps to overcome guilty emotions and use them to promote personal growth.]]></description>
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<title>Creative Solutions For Stubborn Challenges</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:47:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Typically, when we attempt to achieve a goal or overcome a challenge, we reach into our old bag of tricks and try to pull out a solution that has worked in the past.  Yet, reaching a successful outcome often requires novel ideas, fresh alternatives, or new possibilities. Learn how to achieve new creative solutions for old stubborn challenges.]]></description>
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<title>Develop Optimism</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:10:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We may not all be lucky enough to have been born eternal optimists. However, even the person who is easily overwhelmed can learn how to switch their focus to positive expectations.]]></description>
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<title>Top Ten Best Things to Say to Someone Who is Depressed</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:07:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When someone we know or care about is depressed, it can be difficult to know what to say or do. Unless you've experienced a similar type of depression, it may be hard to relate to their situation. In addition, we're often uneasy to be in the presence of intense pain. ]]></description>
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<title>Your Intuition is Speaking, Are You Listening?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:45:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It takes practice to notice intuition and trust to put intuitive guidance into physical action. Decide to tune-in more often to your intuition and watch your world come alive with new possibilities!]]></description>
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<title>Secret Fun Facts About Soil!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:17:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you know how important soil is? Check out these cool soil facts and when it's warm enough in your part of the word, enjoy playing in the soil with a whole new perspective!]]></description>
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<title>When Are You Going to Live Right?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:27:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you live in a way that is right for you. That means trusting your instincts and taking action when your feelings are hot. Don't always justify your decisions with facts and proof, or prevent yourself from moving forward because of doubt. Sometimes you just know it's time for change. Trusting what's right for you is the key that unlocks the magic in your life.]]></description>
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<title>Home Sweet Home - Feeling Comfortable in Your Own Skin</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 13:52:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When we live life without trust of our physical body, we live a life that bows to outer authority. Bringing spirit into physical form requires choosing life, choosing to be alive in a physical body, and choosing to feel joy.]]></description>
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<title>Simple, Natural Relief For Coping With Depression Symptoms</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:13:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can a simple healthy habit help you deal with depression? The answer is yes! Learn how taking a hot bath can help ease the symptoms of depression by reducing anxiety, calming the mind, and relaxing the body.]]></description>
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<title>Self-Compassion - The Key to Improving Your Life Now</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:25:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why do some people face failures and challenges with grace, while others criticize themselves harshly and remain stuck in problems? Discover the one tool that makes the most difference to improving your life, healing yourself of childhood wounds, and lifting the burdens that weight you down.]]></description>
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<title>What is Self-Love? It's You Being Compassionate to You</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:09:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most powerful ways to create a satisfying, fulfilling life is to quiet our self-disempowerment through self-compassion. What exactly is self-love? It is the ability to summon a compassionate feeling into yourself no matter what you experience in life.]]></description>
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<title>How to Increase Self-Compassion in 4 Easy Steps</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, expanding self-compassion requires choice, effort, and persistence. However, there's a lot you can do to erase the self-doubt and self-criticism and bring in the self-love. Here are four easy steps that can get you started.]]></description>
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<title>How to End Your Creative Block</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:21:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The next time you hit a creative block, remember that's all it is. Your creativity hasn't run out, it's just temporarily blocked by something. You have infinite creativity within you. Use these simple yet profound tips to overcome to get your creative juices running again!]]></description>
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<title>Who Stole My Inspiration? Powerful Strategies For Overcoming Creative Blocks</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:20:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you misplaced your inspiration? Does it feel as if someone literally sucked the motivation right out of you? Follow these powerful ideas to help you take an active role in moving beyond your block. Soon you'll be back to being the inspired, hopeful, committed person you started out to be.]]></description>
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<title>Blessed Are the Humans Who Have Made it Their Goal For Self-Improvement</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:57:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Finding one's true self has to begin somewhere, and it usually begins when we take a mindful look at our own lives and assume responsibility for overcoming that feels limiting. Often a rich and fulfilling life begins when we choose to overcome an addiction, disruptive tendency, harmful behavior, or intense self-criticism.]]></description>
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<title>Tired of the Same Ole Same Ole? Time to Shake Things Up!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:53:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Add some life into the day! Re-energize! All it takes to put the pizazz back into your routine is a little creativity. Below are five easy ways to get your creative juices flowing again and add some sparkle back into your day.]]></description>
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<title>10 Books That Inspire and Make You Happy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:01:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever read a self-help book, and by the time you finished it you knew that your life would never be the same? In one way or another, the following list of books touched my soul and made me more conscious of who I really am.]]></description>
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<title>Stuck in a Rut? Nine Simple Ways to End Boredom and Feel Re-Energized</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:32:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you stuck in a rut?  Is life flat, meaningless, colorless? The annoyance, the irritation, the repetitiveness. You want more out of life than you're currently getting. If you are stuck in a rut or just plain bored, then below are nine easy ways to shake things up and get some creative energy flowing today.]]></description>
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<title>End of Winter, Beginning of Spring - 4 Easy Ways to Jump Start Essential Self-Care</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:27:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Has your self-care taken a back seat this winter? Spring is in the air and it's time to revamp your mind, body, spirit routine. Here's a few extremely powerful ways to say goodbye to the long cold days of winter and bring the warm sunshine and blue skies back into your life. ]]></description>
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<title>It's All About Attitude!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:31:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you heard the phrase "attitude is everything"? Indeed, your attitude determines the quality of your life. Here's how to build a better attitude.]]></description>
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<title>Feed Your Beautiful Life - The Top Three Tactics For Nourishing Your Joy</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:28:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many of us have so many responsibilities in life that we forget to take care of ourselves. The mind reasons that it's silly to take a bath, a nap, a walk, or a break with so many other priorities still sitting in queue. But daily conscious and  spontaneous self-care is essential to our physical and emotional health, as well as increasing our joy.]]></description>
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<title>Are You a Foodie Or an Emotional Eater?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:22:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you a true lover of food or really an emotional eater? Find out the difference between a Foodie and an Emotional Eater!]]></description>
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<title>Weight Loss Freedom</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:18:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine living a life where food is not the enemy, but instead something that is enjoyed. If you are in the process of losing weight this year, keep in mind the valuable reasons beneath your weight loss goals. There's more to weight loss than ending up with a life that revolves around calorie counting, dieting, rules and restrictions, or obsessive thoughts about controlling food.]]></description>
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<title>Make Today a Better Day</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:35:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To have a better day today, take a stand and take action. Here are four ways to make sure that today end better than yesterday.]]></description>
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<title>Six Easy Steps to Master Your Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:36:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to enjoying a healthy, happy life, it all starts with dreams, desires, and goals. They represent your choice to have something more than you currently have. Yet good intentions will get you just so far. You also need a solid foundation on which to grow your new life. To get your goal started and to keep your positive momentum going strong, here are six easy steps you can take to increase your success.]]></description>
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<title>Five Positive Ways to End the Year</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:59:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The end of a delicious feast is often marked by coffee, an after dinner drink, and a sweet dessert. Dessert time not only provides perfect closure to a memorable meal, but also assists digestion, aids assimilation, and creates space for good conversation.]]></description>
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<title>Weight Loss Resolutions That Stick</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:49:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have set weight loss as your goal once again, congratulate yourself for holding tight to your dream! Start fresh, focus on the positive aspects of your courage, and give yourself credit for your determination. In your journey of successful weight loss, utilize the tips above to build enthusiasm, confidence, and steady momentum. Never give up on your dream!]]></description>
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<title>Why Are So Many People Depressed?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:12:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why are so many people experiencing depression during their lifetime? Learn why depression is not a disease, but an important personal evolution into empowerment, authenticity, and divinity.]]></description>
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<title>Smell Your Way to a Happier Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:45:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Anxiety, stress, and depression drive thousands of people to take powerful medications that all too often come with serious unwanted health risks. Now many people are looking to alternative natural remedies to avoid adverse side effects. But can something as gentle as your sense of smell match the potency of modern medicine?]]></description>
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<title>Best Things to Say to Someone Who is Hopeless Or Depressed</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:32:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have a friend or loved one who is experiencing hopelessness or depression, it can be difficult to know exactly what to say or do. While there isn't any one magic thing to say that will alleviate their pain, there are many ways to offer support.]]></description>
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<title>How to Overcome Insurmountable Challenges</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:26:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The key to overcoming any challenge is to empower yourself through the situation. In fact, life's challenges and adversities can be one of the most inspiring, creative, and resourceful periods of your life. Learn how to use your challenges to empower your life.]]></description>
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<title>5 Ways to Help Yourself Create a Happy Holiday Season</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:26:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The holidays are a time of bright lights, celebration parties, joy, and connection. But, the holidays can also be a time of stress, disappointment, and demanding expectations. If you are looking to feel more authentic and empowered during this holiday season, check out these five new ways to feel more authentically alive and filled with spirit.]]></description>
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<title>Feeling Worse Instead of Better? Why Personal Growth Often Feels Bad</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:05:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you've been working steadily to overcome an addiction, move beyond an old limitation, bring more joy into your life, or manifest a new beginning, instead of feeling better, you may be experiencing some unusual  and often perplexing  symptoms. Learn why you're feeling bad and gain new strategies to feel better quickly.]]></description>
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<title>Enjoy Food, Enjoy Life!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:54:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Increase your sensory enjoyment of food and become a thinner you. If you are looking to live a great life, develop a deep and satisfying mind, body, and spirit relationship with yourself, or create a new balance with weight, then consider paying attention to the joy available in your eating experiences.]]></description>
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<title>How Acceptance Can Help You Overcome Depression</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:49:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's you, alone in the world, in a constant fog of intense sadness and lethargy. You alternate between hiding your misery and sobbing uncontrollably. You feel empty inside, as if nobody loves you. And your self-esteem is at an all-time low. ]]></description>
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<title>Love is in the Details</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:07:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you want to live a life filled with joy and vibrant aliveness? Of course you do!    But knowing precisely how to live that joy-filled life can be confusing.]]></description>
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<title>The Type of Self-Talk That Actually Helps Depression</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:40:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you are feeling hopeless or depressed it is often very difficult to think clearly or find anything to make yourself feel better. Life can feel pointless. Getting out of bed in the morning may as well be running a marathon. You just don't have anything to give.]]></description>
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<title>Count Your Blessings - Benefits of Feeling More Gratitude</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:18:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you've spent a better part of your time lately focusing on what's wrong, what's bad, what's frightening, or what's missing, then you might be surprised at how easy it can be to turn things around. Here are five innovative ways to expand gratefulness that will soon have you feeling the spirit of genuine appreciation and joy.]]></description>
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<title>How to Liberate the Hero in You</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:03:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you the confident hero of your own life, leading yourself compassionately and decisively - not only when things are smooth, but especially when the going gets tough? Follow these tips and release your hidden inner hero!]]></description>
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<title>Confidence to Love Your Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wouldn't you just love to know how to awaken a renewed passion and brilliant determination to move forward on your dreams...without becoming impatient before achieving success, and wanting to give up just a moment too soon? If you've ever caught yourself making any of the following comments, then you'll want to keep reading.]]></description>
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<title>Need More Confidence? Real Life Strategies That Work</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:46:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you want to know a secret? I could let you in on something that could literally guarantee your success in achieving your goals. It's a secret not too many people fully comprehend but it ultimately controls how successful you will be in attaining your outcome.]]></description>
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<title>10 Ways to Add Romance to Your Own Life</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:28:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is the perfect time of year to enlarge a new attitude towards yourself - one of kindness, acceptance, and appreciation. Learn how to play an active role in your own romantic dance with life. Enjoy, and be inspired to make your everyday filled with romance!]]></description>
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<title>Surviving Loneliness</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:46:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Being alone in life is one of those experiences - if we can survive - that can bring us into the core of our very being, knowing and loving ourselves better than we ever have before.    After experiencing divorce several years ago, I found myself living alone for the first time in over 20 years. Quite to my surprise, it was astonishing how difficult this transitional period was.]]></description>
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<title>Five Things to Be Happy About Right Now</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:58:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's easy to focus on the disappointments and stress of life. However, if we look around for just a moment, we may be surprised at the number of opportunities that are available to turn our frowns into smiles.]]></description>
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<title>4 Powerful Ways to Regain Self-Confidence Despite Challenges</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:06:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Self-confidence can often be at a low-low place when we are in the midst of making important changes. The question becomes how you learn to trust yourself to continue moving forward even when things aren't going as effortlessly as anticipated? Below are four powerful ways to regain confidence when it looks like you've almost lost it altogether.]]></description>
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<title>Quality &quot;You&quot; Time</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:20:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Putting the right amount of solitude into your life is essential to your health, inner peace, and happiness. Here's why finding some alone quality time is so important.]]></description>
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<title>Eight Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt and Gain Confidence</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:17:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Having self-doubt is an all too common occurrence for many people. It can rob us of a joyful, meaningful life, and keep our best gifts locked up inside. If your self-doubt and fear stops you from living the great life you dream about, here are eight techniques and processes that can help you break through them.]]></description>
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<title>Discover Remarkable Secrets to Unblock Your Creativity</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:45:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Creativity is your urge to play with life, to see what is possible, to create your most fulfilling and meaningful life, and enjoy all that is good and beautiful. Utilize these seven suggestions to awaken and sharpen your creative spirit and you will be surprised at how often it will give you a short cut to the life and outcomes you want.]]></description>
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<title>Depression - How to Handle Suicidal Thoughts</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:26:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chances are that if you've been depressed for awhile, or you're experiencing ongoing hopelessness, some aspect of yourself has begun to drop not so subtle hints about checking out of life. You've probably even heard that voice beckoning you with the promise of no more pain, and tempting you with the lure of rest from your self-tormenting thoughts.    Is Suicide An Option?]]></description>
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<title>Keeping Your Goals on Track</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:32:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If your self-improvement goals were derailed during the year, it's not too late to get back on track. Use the following article to focus on what you want to accomplish this year, and make good things happen!]]></description>
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<title>Get Excited About Your Life!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:44:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you're not as excited about your life as you want to be, take comfort in knowing that increasing the joy in your is something that you can actually take control of. Becoming inspired, energized, and fully engaged in your life is definitely possible! Life is a "Do-It-Yourself Project" and here are 6 ways to take action now and make your life something to get excited about!]]></description>
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<title>How Good Are You at Taking Care of Yourself?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:45:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wondering if you are doing a decent job of taking care of yourself - or how your self caring could be improved? Review the following questions, and reflect on your answers. Chances are you are struggling in at least a few of the realms where self-care is most important: a satisfying diet, physical activity, solitude, and reflection.]]></description>
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<title>4 Powerful Ways to Boost Motivation</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:24:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Motivation - four powerful ways to fire it up. Follow these steps to feel motivated to achieve your goal.]]></description>
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<title>Are You an Emotional Eater? Knowing the Answer Could Lead to Weight Loss Success</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have been frustrated with your inability to get a handle on food or weight, you may be dealing with more than just a love of food. Discovering the signs of emotional eating can help lead you down a new path to weight loss success.]]></description>
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<title>How to Completely Overcome Stress Eating in Just Ten Minutes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:18:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A simple way to overcome stress  or stress eating... this easy process can be used at any time of the day. It is particularly effective when you are feeling overwhelmed with anxiety or when you come home after a particularly stressful day. This article is aimed at those who find themselves anxious or stressed and then turn to food as a way to get lost in eating and escape the tightness of stress.]]></description>
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<title>Eating to Energize Your Life!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:16:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Life can be quite drag when you are feeling dog-tired fatigue and can hardly keep your eyelids propped open. If your energy level isn't what it could be, it's time to take action! Revitalize yourself and get back your vim and vigor with these super energizing food tips.]]></description>
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<title>Why People Smoke Cigarettes - Five Reasons That Might Surprise You</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:21:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you, or someone you love, is ready to quit smoking then this article will bring to light important and often unidentified reasons underlying people's decision to smoke cigarettes. These reasons might surprise you.]]></description>
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<title>Local Food - Top Six Food And Body Benefits to Eat Locally</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:48:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's a new movement brewing - eat locally. But what's the importance of eating food grown and produced locally? There are plenty of great reasons to eating local - from conserving energy to supporting local economies. But the best benefit lies in developing a new, authentic, and richly rewarding relationship between your body and food. ]]></description>
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<title>Top 10 Ways to Lose Weight and Tame the Hunger Monster</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:18:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Losing weight is about fewer calories in and more calories out. Right? The problem is that when we cut calories we often find ourselves feeling hungry. This  article looks at strategies that you can use to lower your calorie intake and lower your weight while taming the hunger beast. ]]></description>
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<title>&quot;I've Got a Great Life!&quot; (Why Am I Not Happy?)</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:11:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learning to lift you mood can seem impossible at times, but there are ways to help yourself feel better. Experiment with the tips above and discover what lifts the funk out of you. Spending some time figuring out how to release a sad mood will payoff big time to give you a more fun and fulfilling life. ]]></description>
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<title>Key Strategies To Overcoming Self-Doubt</title>
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