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<title>Kathy Kirk - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kathy Kirk has led an 'ordinary' and an 'extraordinary' life. At first glance, her background as an entrepreneur and mother living in the Midwest may sound like someone you know. Yet during the past 25 years she has developed and evolved teachings and principles to help all people live life to the fullest. In every activity, her focus has been observing the human Spirit and its interface, application and effectiveness in the individual Life on Earth. Applied Spirituality(TM) was born from research, observation, personal experiences, meditation and Kathy's own spiritual journey. She has exhaustively observed the world's various religions. What ... ]]></description>
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<title>The Rock and the Hard Place - The War Between You and You</title>
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<description><![CDATA[You know when it feels like you can hardly stand being in your own skin? When - if you could leave yourself - you would, but you can't? You don't know what to do, but you do know you can't do what you've always done? This is what's known as being caught between the proverbial Rock and the Hard Place.]]></description>
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<title>On Character in America - The Economics of Self-Improvement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Everything comes down to the bottom-line, the individual. Whether it is a civic group, a church, a corporation, a state or a nation, all are comprised of the individual. To the extent that the individual realizes his/her duty for self-improvement, personal character growth and a higher consciousness, this is the extent of our economic recovery as a nation.]]></description>
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<title>A Story of High Quality and the American Economy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[First the mountains are the mountains; then, the mountains aren't the mountains; then the mountains are the mountains once again. In the past the word "quality" was synonymous with the label "Made In America". Over time, however, quality disappeared from the American manufacturing scene. The new economy, the one that is coming will be predicated on Quality as a reflection of our higher level of consciousness and our coming home to Who We Really Are.]]></description>
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<title>Living Fearlessly - Part 1</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:18:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not acknowledging that you are afraid will cause two things to happen: one is you will stay stuck in the current situation you don't like; and two, it will get bigger and even more unpleasant. The information of fear is that in acknowledging it and naming it, you can now set yourself free to pursue the course you want.]]></description>
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<title>Inspiration - The Cure For What Ails Us</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:47:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[America is facing real challenges. The old thinking is what got us to this place. It is said that the very definition of insanity is to keep doing or thinking the same things in the same ways and expect to get different results. So where will the new ideas come from except inspiration.]]></description>
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<title>Social Trends - Reflecting the Shifts in Consciousness</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:56:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Suddenly social networking is the buzz. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube articles abound with tips and techniques for how to use them...once you can answer for yourself: Why the heck would I bother? We are returning to Real communications which reflect the shift and growth in Consciousness.]]></description>
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<title>The Third Jesus Reviewed</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:10:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The wizard of consciousness, Deepak Chopra, decodes the Bible as a map to higher consciousness. In his unique and loving way, he guides the reader to re-view the Bible and see it with new eyes. Within those pages there is a greater, more uplifting message, which has been there all along but missed through a literal interpretation rather than a consciousness interpretation.]]></description>
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<title>Self Improvement is Raising Your Consciousness</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:50:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Another cosmic gong has sounded heralding in a new paradigm of higher consciousness on Earth. Some call it change; but it is a call to higher consciousness on the inexorable path returning mankind to Conscious Oneness with Source.  You can do it the hard way, kicking and screaming or you can do it with ease and joy. It is always, of course, your choice.]]></description>
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<title>5 Steps to a New Patriotism - What You Can Do</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:25:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[President Elect Obama said to us in his victory speed: "So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." There is much work to be done, indeed. But what is it that you can do in your personal, everyday life that will contribute to the Good?]]></description>
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<title>Indecision - The Rock and the Hard Place</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:47:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Frozen like a deer in the headlights of a truck? Can't decide? This is the proverbial rock and the hard place. Your human mind conditioned thought is vying with your authentic True Self for expression.]]></description>
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<title>Making Sense of This Chaos</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:04:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it seems that all is flying apart and only chaos and doom are in the headlines and in your life, the question we ask is, "What's going on?" And rightly so. There is much more happening that meets the eye. Here's the big picture and how to frame it, so that you might take a deep breath once again and move forward confidently, clearly, and in Oneness.]]></description>
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<title>8 Steps to Changing Your Focus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In challenging times we are still the ones who decide what will get our attention and focus. We get to choose. Here's and 8-step plan, that if practiced for 21 days, will significantly change your life: you'll feel better, you'll be focusing on what you choose; and you will have created a new habit of being proactive in your own vibrational countenance.]]></description>
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<title>Our Economic Crisis - It is Good News</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:29:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As in the 9/11 event, this economic "crisis" has our attention. Through human eyes, our economic situation appears to be dire. There is, however, another way to view this, with new eyes to see the potential, the opportunity and the good news.]]></description>
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<title>American Ingenuity - Is it an Endangered Species?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:41:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently in the San Diego County Libraries, the Friends of the Library sponsored an essay contest to find out what patrons think about the noise level in libraries. If you haven't visited a library recently, they seem to think that they are in jeopardy of loosing "market share". Therefore the trend has been to make them more user friendly. ]]></description>
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<title>Entitlements - The Political Football - Who is Entitled and Why?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:50:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the core of the two party system lies a fundamental departure in belief: the Democrats believe in entitlement programs and the Republics do not. From here the debates begin and the disparity in platforms beings. Who is right and who is wrong? The answer: neither is right and neither is wrong. ]]></description>
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<title>America - The Advanced Course in Citizenship - Sign Up Now</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:16:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[America is advanced citizenship, and you have to want it really badly. How badly do you want it? Folks, we are God in physical form having an Earth adventure. We are participating in the greatest experiment in Democracy ever, America. The outcome is not shaped nor decided; it can go any way we choose.]]></description>
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<title>All Hands on Deck - America Needs You! Yes, You</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:34:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For forty years we have been striving and struggling to bring a higher consciousness to the main stream thought. Individually and sometimes collectively, these past forty years have been the stair steps to now. At last it is becoming a common thought that the individual, you and I, John and Jane Doe, are powerful and important. This is not about politics, although being seen in that arena, but rather about the realization of individual Oneness with Source. We are beginning to remember Who We Really Are.]]></description>
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<title>You May Know Who They Really Are - But Do They?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:34:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Being in love or in any relationship is part and parcel of self development and goes hand in hand with spiritual maturity. We all love to feel the Good feelings of love, which we do when we see only the Good. But it is important to notice what someone else believes and thinks about himself/herself. How much someone loves and esteems himself will be what they present to the world. That value will represent the limits to your relationship no matter how much you know Who They Really Are. ]]></description>
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<title>The Elephant in America's Political Living Room - The Time For Spiritual Maturity</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:24:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As the 2008 U.S. Presidential Campaign heats up, rumor, innuendo and personal slurs ratchet up. These are indicators of fear, which shows up as racism, hatred, and blind ignorance. For America to become strong and well again, we each must take stock if we harbor fears with our self. America will only be as strong and well as her people are. What we feel within our hearts is what we will create and experience in the world, as a country. This requires that we grow up and become spiritual adults.]]></description>
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<title>Death - The Next Logical Step</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:24:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is always a challenge to make sense of a life, accept that death is integral to life, especially when it is imminent or unexpected - it ceases to be an abstraction and becomes an experience of reality. This article soothes the human mind and put a life into a larger context that gives meaning and value, as well as makes perfect sense. It is the application of the spirit, the focus in life that is reapplied to a new focus in death.]]></description>
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<title>The Proverbial Rock and the Hard Place - Choosing From Fear Or Faith</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:16:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Often we find ourselves in the most personal dilemma: choosing the usual course of safety or daring to reach for our joy. This is the rock and the hard place in the journey to higher consciousness and a more joyful life.]]></description>
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<title>All You Need to Know About Antioxidants - Making an Intelligent and Informed Choice For Good Health</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:13:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What are antioxidants?  An antioxidant is either: 1) a chemical compound or substance that inhibits oxidation. Or 2) a (natural) substance, such as vitamin E, vitamin C, or beta carotene, thought to protect body cells from the damaging effects of oxidation.]]></description>
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<title>Chemistry, Nutritional Supplements Or Whole Foods - To Maintain the Health Tripod, Body-Mind-Spirit</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:55:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Disease can always be traced back to malnutrition. We are malnourished because our patented foods do not provide whole food nutrition; and our bodies can no longer sustain the toxic load. The key to good health is excellent quality nutrition and the effective assimilation and absorption in the digestive system. Supplements need to be whole foods and not chemical clones of the Real thing. Complete and perfect health is maintained via the health tripod of body-mind-spirit. When even one of these is out of balance, the physical body will be dis-eased. Treat the body while raising consciousness and changing mind.]]></description>
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<title>Law Of Attraction And Applied Spirituality - Why Violence Begets Violence And Love Begets Love</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:39:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To effectively utilize the Law of Attraction, we need to understand thought, thought forms and more importantly one's absolute free will that to focus (apply our spirit) on what we alone choose. Therefore, love begets more love; and hate will beget more hate.]]></description>
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<title>Explaining the Black Swan - Humans Predictably Unpredictable</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 10:01:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have been enjoying listening to The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. While at times the tone of the books can be condescending and even derisive, Taleb is certainly the observer of human nature and its hubris; however I certainly admire his keen mind and dedication to thinking a new thought. Taleb himself is the embodiment of why black swans occur: humans have the ability (free will) to decide where they will focus their minds, and therefore, their spirit - focused energy that creates.]]></description>
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<title>Greenwashing - Spin and Your Good Common Sense</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:26:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Buyer Beware with the advent of the "green" movement. It is important for the consumer to understand the definitions in order to be a wise consumer. You can avoid the spin doctors of greenwashing and know the truth to feel confidant in what you and your family are consuming.]]></description>
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<title>Positive Thinking - Only the Tip of the Iceberg to a Successful Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:24:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Changing your thoughts to positive thinking is not the whole picture to creating the life you envision. It's merely the tip of the ice berg. There's more to know and apply to effect positive change.]]></description>
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