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<title>11 Steps Toward a Happier You</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:25:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First the good news. There's a really, really good chance that we all can do things - make a few changes in our thinking and in our lives - to help us become a happier person. The realistic side of this though, is that some of us probably have the ability and even the opportunity, to be happier than others.]]></description>
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<title>What Are YOU Talking About?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:25:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I went to lunch with my number one daughter (chronologically speaking from a reference of arrival time on earth) not too long ago. We went to one of those neat little mom and pop restaurants to grab a burger and listen to some tunes provided by a local vocalist. And yes, it is great to live in a small town in Mid-America where they still do that kind of thing.]]></description>
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<title>Up Yours - 19 Ways to Improve Your Self-Esteem</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:04:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:    1. Know that there is only one of you in this whole world - and that makes you special.    2. Realize that you have special interests and abilities possessed by no one else.]]></description>
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<title>Which Way is Up?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:02:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I remember one of the things Mom used to say when someone had done something that didn't completely make sense to her was "I'm not sure he (or she) even knows which way is up!"    Well Mom, guess what?  Ain't nobody knows which way is up!]]></description>
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<title>You're an Idiot!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:34:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Our comments toward - and about - others tend to reinforce our perspective of life and can play a significant role in determining our personal destiny.]]></description>
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<title>Your Cat's In My Garden</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/506580</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:25:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We should never be so sure that what we believe is fact - the absolute one hundred percent truth - that we close our minds to all other possible explanations.]]></description>
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<title>Go Ahead - Waste Some Time</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:45:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stress - from all kinds of different pressures - is frequently considered to be America's number one health problem.  That's no reason it should be our problem though.  ]]></description>
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<title>Yucky Faces and Weird Sounds</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/377560</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:33:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's no fun to feel yucky due to a bad cold or bout of the flu.  Is it possible however, that we sometimes act in ways that tend to make our illness worse than it really is?]]></description>
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<title>A Casual Bystander's View of Sports</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:37:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A quick look at the benefits of organized - or even disorganized - sports activities.  Thank you sports-minded people everywhere!]]></description>
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<title>Sneaky, Sneaky, Sneaky</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:11:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Our "subconscious" can help create a life of happiness and productivity - or it can lead us down a very rocky road right into the bramble bushes.]]></description>
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<title>What Are Your Triggers?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:26:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for an area of your personality that could use a bit of improvement, you might want to check your triggers.]]></description>
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<title>Feudin' and Fussin' and A-Fightin'</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:08:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are probably at least 17 gazillion reasons why folks get into arguments.  Unfortunately none of them are very valid.]]></description>
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<title>MP What?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the ripe old age of "almost older than dust", I've found there are several things I can do without.  Here are some of them: Cell phone - OK, to be honest here, I do have a cell phone - but I never...]]></description>
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<title>So What's Your World Like?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:45:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We all live in different worlds.  Worlds that are shaped by our genetics and our individual life experiences.  Just knowing that can be the beginning of a new, more enjoyable life.]]></description>
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<title>Slower May Actually Be Faster</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:42:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When we're running behind schedule, that overwhelming urge to "hurry up" may actually be slowing us down.]]></description>
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<title>Self-Help Basics</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:56:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to simplify some of the self-help (or self improvement, personal growth, whatever you want to call it...) concepts that I - and a whole gob of other people and organizations - have been bombarding you with, here are five basic principles that have worked well for me.]]></description>
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<title>Where'd It Go?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:57:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't squander those precious moments in self-pity, or whining or complaining about the inequities of life.  Don't get caught up in the "life sucks" mode of thinking.  This is a quick trip we're taking on Planet Earth. ]]></description>
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<title>What if We're Not Getting It 'Our Way?'</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:27:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we reach a point where nothing seems to be going the way we'd like it to no matter how hard we try.  So what's the solution?]]></description>
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<title>Whatever</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:44:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's good to sometimes just go with the flow - to be able to flex with the situations that develop in our lives.  It helps make life just a little easier.]]></description>
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<title>Car Bombers Weren't Born to Do Bad Things</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:07:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Just what the hell would ever lead anyone in their right mind to plop their butts into a vehicle loaded with explosives with the express intent of driving it to a specific location to detonate it and turn themselves into red mist?  Why in the world would anyone ever strap explosives on their body so they could kill themselves and anyone who was nearby?]]></description>
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<title>Buddies</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:49:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mom and my granddaughter (we'll just refer to her as "K") have a very special relationship.  It started the moment "K" came into our lives.  Even though Mom was nearly 90, "K" was immediately attracted to her.  Actually, "attracted" doesn't adequately describe their relationship.  It was more like they were long lost buddies who had been reunited after many, many years.]]></description>
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<title>Is God Trying to Tell Us Something?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:05:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We have a whole bunch of stuff happening in our world, don't we?  Hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, floods, mudslides and a pile of other things produced by the actions or inactions of us silly humans.  So is there any particular significance in the fact that all of this is happening in a relatively short time frame?  Is "someone" trying to tell us something?]]></description>
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<title>Are You Just &quot;Going Through the Motions&quot;?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Life is too short - and too precious - to waste it just "going through the motions".  Every single one of us has the potential to perform at a much higher level.]]></description>
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<title>Searching for the Truth</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:28:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's confusing isn't it?  Anyone who has been traveling the road toward their own personal self improvement or spiritual enlightenment can quickly attest to the fact that it's not a particularly easy journey.]]></description>
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<title>The Village Idiot</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/74125</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:29:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[That would be me!  From what I can see, I'm just beginning the second year of a minimum four year sentence as a Village Idiot.  I say minimum because the sentence may be extended at any time and without advance notice - written or verbal.]]></description>
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<title>I'm My Own Grandpa!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:16:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OK, maybe not but I'm a lot like him in many respects.  Yeah and the same goes for my Grandma and my Mom and Dad, too!  I'm a lot like all of 'em.  Naturally, genetics does play a substantial role in all of this but I'm talking about all of the other stuff that goes deeper than that.  Like my outlook on life, whether I have a tendency to get mad easily, if I talk louder than most people, how I treat my family members, whether I'd rather veg out on the sofa...]]></description>
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<title>Are You Soakin' It Up?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:13:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[...And holding it way down inside you like an old sponge?  Be careful.  Just like an old sponge that's held its liquid a little too long, we may start to get stinky in a day or two.  I'm referring to "soaking up" all that wonderful information that comes to us mainly through our televisions, radios and computers.  Information that is then refortified and nourished through conversations with our friends or relatives.]]></description>
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<title>I Have a Headache!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2005 04:58:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Really.  Not a great big skull-splitting headache.  Just one of those little low-pressure guys.  And I know why.  It's because I've been thinking too much.  I really need to try to cut back on that.]]></description>
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<title>Fences Are Us</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/61922</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 11:31:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fences - our billboards that advertise some of our most personal feelings to the world.  Hadn't thought of it quite that way? Here's what I'm seeing.  Having recently moved from a large metropolitan area to the more laid-back environment of a small town, I've noticed an apparent correlation between the kinds of fences we have around our property or neighborhood - and how we feel about ourselves and where we're living.  Let's take the metro area first.]]></description>
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<title>Operatoooor - Number Pleeyazz</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/59233</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:58:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[That's what she would say.  As I remember it from my years as a really short person, after you had cranked the handle and lifted up the receiver, you'd hear this female voice down at the telephone office say "Operatooor.  Number pleeyazz."  (I think that's how they were taught to say it.)  Then you'd give her the number you wanted to call - usually something complicated like "Hi Shirley - 671, please"  (or even "Doc Wykoff's office, please"...) - and she'd move a plug to the right hole on the switchboard and do whatever she had to do to make Doc's telephone ring.  ]]></description>
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<title>Budgeting Made Easy</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/57013</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 06:14:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well, dang!  From what I've heard and read, it looks like we've reached an all-time world-class new record in the amount of personal debt on the books.  Now it's probably not quite as bad as we've been led to believe, however many of us have managed to tromp further than we should have into the financial swamp.  How well we'll be able to find our way back out to dry ground will depend on our knowing just where the heck we are in the first place.]]></description>
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<title>A Country Boy's View on Fashion</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:48:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I still can't understand it.  After all these years, I can't make a lick of sense out of what folks consider to be in or out of fashion - appropriate or inappropriate attire or appearance.  What was "in" last year, might be "out" this year - or it might be in but you need to change what you wear with it.  ]]></description>
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<title>Are You Stuck? Consider Changing Your Focus!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:30:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you sometimes feel as though you're caught in life's quicksand, you have a lot of company. We work, we struggle, we try to do everything we possibly can to move on to a higher level of well-being ...]]></description>
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<title>Life Gets Teejus, Don't It?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/32003</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:13:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Those five words are from a song that I remember hearing a long time ago. It may even be the song's title. I dunno. For those of you who don't speak casual English, the word "teejus" can be translate...]]></description>
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<title>Look for the Positives</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/29066</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:11:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Our lives are overflowing with negative information from the newspapers, magazines, television and radio. Nations are at war, thousands are dying of starvation and hundreds are killed by natural disa...]]></description>
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<title>Busy, Busy, Busy</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/29049</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:22:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[... busy, busy, busy, busy, busy...busy, busy, bus... OK, slap me with a wet diaper! Enough of that silliness. Most you know what I'm talking about though, right? That's us! Busy. Doing what? Stuff. What ki...]]></description>
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<title>Life's an Illusion</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/29036</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:59:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'll get right to the point.  Life is not necessarily what we think it is.  And no, I'm not going to extrapolate this to the extreme to try to convince you that we really exist on some obscure planet...]]></description>
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<title>How Stupid Can People Be?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:52:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["I can't believe she did that!"  "What the hell is he thinking?"  "Any idiot would have better sense than that!"  "Are they all taking dumb pills?"  "What's the matter with these people?"  "Why am I ...]]></description>
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<title>Really Scary Stuff</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/29030</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:38:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the probable exception of some basic instincts - or motivation toward self-preservation - we've just flat learned to be afraid of about all the rest of the stuff we're afraid of.  I know, the wo...]]></description>
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<title>Scary Stuff</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:12:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Life can be downright scary - sometimes more than others.  Probably all of us are wandering through life afraid of something - maybe a situation, an event or other people.  Because we're individuals ...]]></description>
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<title>Our Life - Our Choice</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/26421</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:34:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OK, maybe that's a bit of an overgeneralization but it applies most of the time.  Basically, what I am saying is that we are what we are because that's what we've decided to be.  We live where we liv...]]></description>
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<title>The &quot;G&quot; Word</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:27:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OK - so there are lots of "G" words, however for today we'll focus on one particular word that has created (I would have used the word "wreaked", but I personally think it's a silly word that always ...]]></description>
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<title>I Am...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:13:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[...you are, he is, she is, they are...  But you knew that already, didn't you?  Or have you really stopped to think about it recently - or ever for that matter? Huh? I guess we need a little clarificatio...]]></description>
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<title>Trust the &quot;System&quot; - It Works!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/26385</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:05:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The "System" - the overall structure and organization of this great creation that we're a part of... including our ability to personally interact with (and benefit from) the spiritual aspects of this c...]]></description>
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<title>Stinky Animals</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/26325</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 11:43:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Oops, I meant to title this "Animal Instincts".  Oh, well - maybe that was one of those Freudian slip-ups.  I dunno... We all are animals, right?  Mammals?  Sure we are.  We all have fur, a self-regula...]]></description>
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<title>It's Good to be Goofy</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 11:24:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To paraphrase a saying my mother liked to use occasionally, "The whole world is goofy - except you and me.  And sometimes I'm not too sure about you!" Rest assured that no matter who we are or what w...]]></description>
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<title>Reduce The Stress!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 11:19:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First, let's make a distinction between pressure and stress.  We all have sources of pressure in our lives - sometimes a little, sometimes a lot.  These pressures have a multitude of sources such as ...]]></description>
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<title>Mirrors</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 11:11:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mirrors, mirrors all around  Why don't I hear the joyful sound Of myself clapping as I stroll by? Is it you or is it I? Aarghhh!  My sincere apologies to the real poets of the world!  The things I do...]]></description>
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<title>This Just Ain't Good!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 10:09:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Nope, this just ain't good!"  How many times in our lives have we had those or similar words bouncing around inside our skulls?  Yeah, I've lost count, too!   There are usually only a few reasons th...]]></description>
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<title>Positive Affirmations</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/25944</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:43:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Never used 'em.  Not likely to start now. OK, so I just lied a little bit.  (Is that anything like being a little bit pregnant?)  I really didn't mean to.  (Hmmm, that comment could be applicable to ...]]></description>
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<title>Setting Goals - Things to Think About</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:59:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We hear a lot about the steps we should take to achieve our goals, however unless we take the first steps to realistically consider who and what we are right now - our capabilities and interests - an...]]></description>
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<title>Shhhhh...</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:56:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Like enough of the noise awready!   Geesh, people...    No, I'm not talking about the sometimes nearly overwhelming noise pollution that goes hand in hand with living in a big city.  Traffic sounds, ho...]]></description>
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<title>What Once Was - Ain't No More</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:18:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rather than beat around the bush and try to lead into this in a semi-logical manner, I'll get right to the point.  The past is gone - vanished, disappeared in a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi, Ho Sil...]]></description>
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<title>It's My Blankey and I'm Keeping It!</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2005 16:27:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Blankey" - as in Security Blankey.  OK?  All parents know what this is.  Sometimes it's an actual "blankey", or it may be a pillow, a doll or some other favorite toy or scrap of material.  It's the ...]]></description>
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<title>A Quick Checklist for Improving Your Life</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:36:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[1. Learn About You If you don't know who you are and why you think and act the way you do, it's gonna be really difficult to make any positive changes in your life.  Take a look first at your parents...]]></description>
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<title>Where You Can Find Sympathy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:54:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ask any of my kids and they'll tell you immediately that you'll find it in the dictionary between "sh--" and "syphilis".  Wasn't that absolutely cruel and unkind of me to instill in them a nearly tota...]]></description>
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<title>So Why Are &quot;They&quot; Really Here?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:54:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It does make you wonder sometimes, doesn't it? You know the folks I'm talking about. The ones who seem to be wandering around in the middle of a fog bank. The ones without a clue apparently, as to wh...]]></description>
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<title>So What is Success Anyway?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:17:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well I'll tell you what it's not.  Even thought many of us like to periodically visit our own personal Fantasyland complete with its mansions, servants, fancy cars and trips to exotic places (check u...]]></description>
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<title>Just Let 'Em Go!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:14:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I remember when I was just a little guy probably about 4 or 5 years old, I was fascinated by snakes. Not any particular type of snake - just snakes in general. I remember being really curious about h...]]></description>
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<title>Don't Give Up!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't let anyone kid you. The road to self improvement and personal growth is not a short, straight, well-marked, paved highway. Looking back on my journey, I see a road meandering over hills and thr...]]></description>
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<title>I'm Gettin' Really Torqued!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have been living in a cave for most of your lives, you can translate the "torqued" in the heading of this article to "mad" or "angry". For today's discussion of anger, let's quan...]]></description>
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<title>5 Ways to Lose Those Holiday Blues</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What a great time of year!  It's a time to be thankful for what we have and enjoy all the festivities that mark a renewal of our hope and faith in the "system" that will carry us toward a bright new ...]]></description>
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<title>30 Ways to be a Butt-Head Boss</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[1. Trust no one. Not your superiors and not your employees. Especially not your employees. They're probably out to get you anyway. 2. Believe that all of your people are lazy, good-for-nothing slacke...]]></description>
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<title>Eureka!  I've Found It!</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OK, so it wasn't quite that big of a deal.  But I did find the "T" that mysteriously escaped from the word "not" in one of my articles a few months ago.  Yep, I found it all right.  Right at the end ...]]></description>
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<title>Gene's Diet Plan</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hot dang! If a few hundred other folks can peddle a plan to help people lose weight, there's no reason I can't jump on the bandwagon too! So, here's my plan. All you need to do is send me a certified...]]></description>
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<title>Kill those Buggies!</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hack, hack, cough, gasp, wheeze, snort... where's the tissue?  Wheeze, snork, gasp...   I really hate to be the bearer of sad tidings however, guess what season is just around the corner?  Correctamundo!...]]></description>
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