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<title>Ken Donaldson - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I've been based in Tampa Bay, Florida offering counseling, coaching, and educational programs since 1987. I'm a licensed mental health counselor; board certified as an addictions professional and clinical hypnotherapist; and certified as a master relationship coach. I am also a graduate of the University of South Florida, the Institute for Life Coach Training and the Relationship Coaching Institute. I've been exclusively in private practice since 1993. I am also the author of the breakthrough life and relationship success book Marry YourSelf First! Saying "I Do" to a Life of Passion, Power and Purpose. The material in this book is ... ]]></description>
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<title>Change, Change - Really</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:39:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed there's a lot of change going on currently? Have you also noticed that many people (maybe even most) don't really like change?]]></description>
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<title>Addiction, Depression, Divorce and The Lizard Brain</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:51:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Here are some common questions people ask: Why do people set themselves up for bad relationships when they know the other person doesn't share their necessary values? Why would someone who knows they have a drug or alcohol problem continue to drink or use drugs?]]></description>
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<title>Five Words To Change Your Life</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:17:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Five words that can change your life: Hope, Cope, Survive, Thrive, Soar. These five words can, do and will continue to change and save lives.]]></description>
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<title>The A-Z of Happy, Healthy and Harmonious Relationships</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:51:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Assertiveness to Zealousness and Everything In-Between: Assertiveness: You must ask for what you want...directly.]]></description>
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<title>Get Smarter and Raise Your Relational Intelligence (RQ)!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:59:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You've seen the obvious trends: Increased numbers of divorces, more frequent domestic violence and an overall decrease in relationship intelligence. We're becoming relationship dummies.]]></description>
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<title>A 10 Step Program for Relationship Success</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:07:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Relationships: Why is it that some people seem to have such ease with them, and other people seem to chronically struggle with them? Perhaps it's because some people have prepared themselves and others haven't.]]></description>
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<title>Manage You First: The Fine Art of Dancing in the Relationship Canoe</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:08:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine two lovers in a canoe fully enjoying the bliss of each other's company as they're paddling down this beautiful river of life. Suddenly, one of them turns to adjust to some minor rapids, the canoe suddenly becomes unstable and the pleasure and harmony the two of them had been sharing suddenly disappears into fear and shock.]]></description>
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<title>Manage You First: Live, Love, Laugh and Time to Have Fun!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5766612</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:59:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." When was the last time you scheduled "fun time" into your week?]]></description>
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<title>Manage You First: Your Past - Feel It, Heal It and Release It</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:10:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pretty much all of us have "stuff" from our past. You know, that drama and trauma that often comes from Mama (sorry, couldn't help the rhyme!)...]]></description>
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<title>Manage You First: How to Keep Your Thinking From Shrinking, Sinking or Stinking</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5715943</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:50:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you have a surplus of negative thoughts? Many people do, so don't be surprised if your answer was, "Yes.]]></description>
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<title>Manage You First: Less Stress, More Success and Happiness</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:37:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Let's get back to the basics. You want less stress.]]></description>
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<title>Manage You First: New Beginnings - Beginning With You</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:56:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you manage yourself, your work-life balance, and at the same time, maintain physical and mental health, harmony in your family and an overall sense of happiness? Life is challenging today and when additional pressures are added, without the proper resources, something can break down, resulting in decreased performance, poor health, unnecessary personal power struggles and an overall bad attitude.]]></description>
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<title>Setting Goals for the New Year</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:30:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As you think about the New Year, resolutions and new goals, here's a template to help you be more clear, concise and thorough with your goal-setting and your goal-getting (no sense in setting them if you can't "get them", right?!!).]]></description>
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<title>The State of Relationship Affairs</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:31:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I saw a report that said a man used a shared computer to log onto his wife's e-mail account and discovered she was cheating. (I'm quite sure this isn't the first time that this has happened... neither the cheating nor the snooping).]]></description>
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<title>Why Happiness Is A Problem</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:28:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How could happiness possibly be a problem? At first glance, it shouldn't be, right?]]></description>
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<title>I'm So Happy That I'm Sad?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:29:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sounds weird, right? Of course...who would be happy about feeling sad? But then again, what if processing sadness was actually healthy?]]></description>
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<title>Are You Feeling Ashamed About Feeling Ashamed?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:07:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yikes! How does one win? But what does "ashamed" really mean?]]></description>
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<title>Why Are Emotions So Tough Or Are They?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:22:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sad, mad, scared, ashamed...who wants to be the first to talk about these feelings? No hands went up and there were no volunteers, how come?]]></description>
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<title>LeBron James, Miami Heat, Dan Gilbert and the Ongoing Work Life Balance Challenge</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4667328</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:35:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even though it may not seem like LeBron James, the Miami Heat and Dan Gilbert have anything to do with the ongoing work life balance challenge, they do...and in a much bigger way than you may ever imagine! LeBron James, professional basketball ultra-superstar, decided to leave the only team he's ever played for, the Cleveland Cavaliers, to join the Miami Heat, who have also just signed two other superstar players, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.]]></description>
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<title>Enhancement of Relationships and a Deal-Maker and Deal-Breaker Love Poem</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:26:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Deal-Makers and Deal-Breakers will guide you to happiness in life and in all your relationships. They guide your self-esteem and help you avoid unnecessary pain and heartache. This is Boundaries 101!]]></description>
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<title>The Best Mental Health Counseling - Seven Steps to Stress-Less Success</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:06:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want the best mental health counseling - and great relationship counseling too- get it from a great mental health counselor and relationship counselor. Discover the 7 simple steps to less stress and more success!]]></description>
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<title>Lessons From a Cat - Play, Persistence, Relaxation and Boundaries</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:56:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine: Jzumbula Kittae la Kunta. I call her "Kunta" and she's a cat. Cats are interesting creatures and Kunta has taught me a number of lessons I wanted to pass on to you.]]></description>
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<title>Marry Yourself First - The 13 Most Important Questions For Your Best Life</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Answer all 13 of these questions and you'll know, love, believe and guide yourself to your Highest Good and Highest Life! And DON'T wait for breakdown! And Marry Yourself First every day...in every way!]]></description>
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<title>Marry Yourself First - Addiction, Depression, Divorce</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3066758</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:43:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I had a client say something very interesting to me last week... she suggested that because I was a mental health counselor, I, therefore, have minimal issues or challenges in my life. Ha! I wish!]]></description>
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<title>Rapid Resolution Therapy and Specific Phobias - New Answers to the Big Fears of Little Stuff</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2421148</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:48:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A phobia (from the Greek word, phobos, "fear"), or morbid fear', is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or people which pose little or no actual danger. The main symptom of this anxiety disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.]]></description>
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<title>Rapid Resolution Therapy - The Anxiety Eliminator</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2408577</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:14:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rapid Resolution Therapy is a new, innovative method of releasing anxiety quickly, painlessly and permanently. Immediately, self-defeating and self-destructive behavior disappears. Your mind becomes clearer, more focused and you feel a new anxiety-free freedom!]]></description>
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<title>Create Your Best Year Ever - Got Your Ticket?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1845206</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:32:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You didn't know you needed a ticket? Well, you don't, but like all journeys if you have the right ticket you're more likely to arrive at your chosen destination. So let's take a look at your ticket.]]></description>
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<title>How to Be Partners For Life, NOT Gluttons of Strife - Tactics to Keep Relational Peace and Love</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1759199</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:16:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I've asked thousands of people and, so far, no one I've met has had a Relationships 101 class in their schooling. Furthermore, many people have had "less than optimal" relationship role models.]]></description>
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<title>Relationship Success - Getting the Love by Finding the Safe Harbors From Life's Storms</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1560345</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:16:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ego...Pride...Image. Time and time again I see how these three dynamics interfere with people's well-being and the development of healthy support systems.]]></description>
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<title>Relationship Success Tips - About Accountability Circles, Peer-Leaders and Your Personal Posse</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1548295</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:51:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that every successful person has a team with whom they surround themselves? Sports teams have head coaches and CEOs have a Board of Directors. And what about you?]]></description>
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<title>Life Success Strategies - Plant What You Want to Grow!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:36:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ask yourself, what are you planting in your life? What are the seeds you wish to sprout, grow, thrive, and multiply? I suggest you liberally plant positive and affirming seeds in your life every day.]]></description>
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<title>Life Success Strategies - Your Personal Integrity Meter</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1487823</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:29:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discern between accepting and settling. Accept what you cannot change, but never settle for anything below your standards.]]></description>
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<title>Relationship Success Strategies - Are You Accepting Or Settling?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1485379</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you know what you have to have in a relationship, not only are you going to feel more fulfilled when you have it, you'll also find the relationship more sustainable. As a result, the relationship will have a higher likelihood of lasting and it'll be less stressful because your relational needs are met at a much higher level. It is of the utmost importance to put a high emphasis on the deal-breakers.]]></description>
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<title>Life Success - The Roots and Fruit Philosophy of Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest barriers to living fully in your spirituality and in your life is an ever-so-deeply-conditioned, limiting, and self-defeating belief system. This is the core and the root of self-destructive behavior, sub-satisfactory results and negative thinking. Over the years of working with thousands of individuals, I've noticed there are a few primary beliefs, more prominent than others, which create the most havoc and often set people up to settle for less than they deserve or are capable of.]]></description>
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<title>1 (Passion) + 1 (Power) + 1 (Purpose) = 111 (Means a Whole Bunch of Passion, Power and Purpose!)</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1462092</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Live according to your purpose, and you'll discover a natural passion for life; and within that, you'll feel a great deal of personal power. If you want to feel totally empowered, learn who you are and be 100% of you 100% of the time!]]></description>
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<title>Going Out of Your Mind to Find Your True Sanity</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:28:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bear with me for a moment on this one, it really does make sense. Einstein once said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." I have found this to be so very true. You can't do something over and over in the same way and get a different result, correct? This means you must somehow expand your thinking to create a new approach and a different solution and go out of your old mind and find a new mind to think from.]]></description>
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<title>Success and the Law of Attraction - You Gotta Live Large!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:24:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are making changes in your life and creating new paths for your life's journey and feel uncomfortable, insecure, vulnerable, or weird, know you're probably right on target. Why? Because to achieve anything new you have to create fresh strategies, approaches, and systems. Most anything new will feel strange until you get used to it.]]></description>
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<title>Attraction, Action and the Art of Prosperous Living</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:00:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Law of Attraction, if you will excuse the pun, can be quite attractive. Narrowed down to its basics, the Law of Attraction means: You will reap whatever type of energy you sow. If you engage in and put out negative energy such as pessimism and cynicism, then you'll get negative energy back. Likewise, if you engage in and put out positive energy such as hope and optimism, then that, too, will be returned to you. If you want to truly create and live the life of power, passion, purpose and prosperity, then it's of the utmost importance you sow your seeds accordingly.]]></description>
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<title>Living Your Life on Purpose - What is the Purpose of Your Life?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1427265</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:35:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You have a unique purpose. You're here for a very significant reason. When you know your purpose and live according to it, you'll experience the passion of living your purpose, and you'll have the greatest opportunity to have an impact on all humankind.]]></description>
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<title>Integrity is Where Your Walk Matches Your Talk</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:35:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some people call this place and space perfect in a non-perfectionist way. This is your perfect path! You must remember to stick to your compass and your True North! You must do it yourself, for yourself. No one else can or will do this for you. In fact, often others may actually distract you from doing this for yourself. This is your life.]]></description>
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<title>What is Your Dharma?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:15:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Living your life on purpose allows your personal compass to direct you toward fulfilling your life purpose. When you're on your intended path, you're in dharma, which is an old Sanskrit word which Webster's Dictionary defines as: an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law; the basic principles of cosmic or individual existence; conformity to one's duty and nature.]]></description>
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<title>Life Purpose - Exactly Whose Purpose Are You Living?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you aren't living your life on purpose, then you must be living it accidentally. People who live accidentally ALWAYS end up settling for less than satisfactory lives. So how about living your life with purpose and on purpose? Besides, you'll sleep better at night knowing just who the person is you're sleeping with every night. In other words, you'll know yourself thoroughly and intimately.]]></description>
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<title>Your Living Legacy - What is the Legacy You Hope to Leave?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:53:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How will you leave your mark? How will the world know you've been here one hundred years from now? What impact do you want to have on humankind in your lifetime?  Simply put, your legacy is what you'll leave behind for those who come after you.]]></description>
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<title>Value Your Values, and Don't Leave Home Without Them!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:53:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your personal integrity is dependent on you living according to your values. If you commit yourself to a values-driven life, you'll attract people of similar values and people who'll support and encourage you to continue to live accordingly, which will only increase the standards to which you've been living.]]></description>
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<title>The Value of Values - What Are Your Core Values?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:53:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I hope by now you are beginning to realize the importance of knowing what you want in your life, and you're beginning to take the steps to figure it all out. But how do you decide when to do what and for how long? You can start by creating a values and priorities oriented life. It may sound simple, but for many people it's quite challenging.]]></description>
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<title>The Value of Vision - What is Your Life Vision?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:52:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Vision gives your life a target. That target represents everything you want to do, be, and have in your life. In other words, it's everything that's possible. When you live according to what's possible, you'll achieve your highest greatness, be prosperous beyond your wildest dreams and you'll also have the highest possible positive impact on humankind.]]></description>
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<title>Don't Let Your Barometer Direct Your Compass</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:47:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's important to know the True North of your life. This True North, a term I believe the 7 Habits guru Stephen Covey originally coined, refers to your personal life path: Your values, your purpose, your life vision and your legacy. Your True North is unique and only yours.]]></description>
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<title>We Just Don't Know What We're Doing in Our Relationships!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:38:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, to stop all this dysfunction and improve our relational intelligence we must all be willing to subscribe to philosophy and practice of healthy relationship choices and the skills which will support those healthy choices.  This starts with you knowing yourself first and foremost!  How?]]></description>
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<title>Relationships - We Can't Continue to Do What We've Been Doing!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:38:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Statistics also show nearly one third of American women report being exposed to some type of abuse at the hands of the significant other in their committed relationships. In reality, one out of every three is a grossly conservative figure, since the vast majority of abuse is never reported. These harsh statistics tell us that men (and women) are abusing the very people they say they love, which makes no rational or relational sense at all.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Tired of the Bull?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:19:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Want to know how avoid the "charging bull" in your life? Want to become the beautiful butterfly that you truly are? Want more happiness and prosperity in your life?]]></description>
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<title>Why?</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/533903</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:16:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the Virginia incident, why do we have such an attraction to violence?]]></description>
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<title>Heart, Head or Hell?</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/190749</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 14:27:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you live from your head or your Heart? This artcile suggests that living from your Heart is the only way to live a truly authentic life and lasting, intimate relationships, and the only way to have truly fulfilling relationships.]]></description>
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<title>Addiction - United States of Addiction</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/116472</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/116472</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:23:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you know that our society is promoting a slew of addictive behaviors? Let me name a few for you: Over-eating, gambling, video games and internet games, over-spending, codependency, sex, workaholisim...shall I go on?]]></description>
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<title>Self Talk: Whose Voice Is That?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/112768</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/112768</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:25:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Managing the inner dialogue and creating amechanism to overcome negative thinking and self-talk.]]></description>
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<title>Boundaries - No Bull Allowed</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/108688</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/108688</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:44:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you have unwanted bull in your life? You know what I'm talking about: Those annoying people who want to control, dominate, and manipulate you for their own best interests. Those people who love to get into power-struggles and arguments with you and you are left feeling depleted and frustrated.]]></description>
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<title>Success - The ABC's</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/108690</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:14:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I like to make things simple, like the ABC's. It makes it easier for me to remember and therefore, live that way in my life. I'd like to share my ABC model with you.]]></description>
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<title>Boundaries With Yourself - The Most Important Parameters</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/108691</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:10:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Boundaries with yourself? It does sound a bit odd, doesn't it? Well, if you will bear with me for a few minutes here you can have a major break-through.]]></description>
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<title>R U Cre8ive E-Nuff 4 U?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/108462</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/108462</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 19:31:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have to get your secret decoder ring to decipher the title. Get it? Well, are you?]]></description>
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<title>Creative Self-Expression</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/108460</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/108460</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 19:09:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How is your self-expression going? Are you able to set and keep your boundaries? Are you asking for what you want?]]></description>
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<title>Tired of Relationship Break-Ups? Then Marry YourSELF First</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/104363</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/104363</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:40:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Times printed an interesting article about relationship break-ups in this past Sunday's (11/27) edition. The author, Raya Kuzyk, was quite proud of how she assertively handled a break-up earlier this year. To do this, Raya spent much time in introspection, thoughtfully wrote out her reasons and the justifications thereof and even created graphs and used pictures all to apparently prove her point.]]></description>
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<title>Boundaries - The Tripod Model of Health and Wellness</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97470</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97470</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:56:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The old real estate cliche asks the question, "What are three most important elements of property?" which is, of course, answered by, "Location, location and location." So, let me ask you a question: What are the three most important elements of successful relationships?....Answer: Boundaries, boundaries, and boundaries.]]></description>
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<title>Accountability Circles, Peer-Leaders and Your Personal Posse</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97460</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97460</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:43:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that successful people have a "team" that they surround themselves with? For example, the president has his cabinet, as well as numerous other advisors and consultants. The head coach of any sports team has countless assistants and trainers. Every CEO has a board of directors.]]></description>
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<title>The Deeper Your Roots, The Sweeter Your Fruit</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97485</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:42:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Roots and fruit...one of my favorite life philosophies. I believe we are all very similar to trees in a metaphorical sense. We have our "fruit", which are our results. These results are based on our behaviors in that our behaviors, or actions, are what create our results.]]></description>
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<title>Stress-Less Success</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97480</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97480</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:39:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you use healthy humor (which means that it is only directed at yourself, not others, and it does not have a negative effect on your self-esteem) you will invite laughter. Laughing will both put a smile on your face and make you breathe deeper. In fact, good deep belly laughs for several minutes have the same positive effect on the heart as an aerobic workout. Plus, it is very good "medicine" for your Soul.]]></description>
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<title>Doing the Abun-Dance - The Art of Prosperous Living</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97463</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97463</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:32:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have been hearing a lot about the "Law of Attraction" the last few years and I have found this model to be quite attractive... gosh, I guess it's working. Anyways, when it is narrowed down to it's basics it seems to mean that you will reap whatever type of energy you sow.]]></description>
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<title>The Expression-Repression-Depression-Connection</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97453</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97453</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:28:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With all these rhymes I was tempted to write a poem (and I may still...stay tuned for the sequel!) about this topic. However, I decided I would just be straight-forward with these dynamics, seeing how critically valuable they are in our day-to-day lives.]]></description>
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<title>What is a REALationship?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97475</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97475</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:21:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A REALationship is one that has openness, honesty, integrity, individuality, growth, passion, and intimacy. It is easy to be in denial, superficial, and distant.]]></description>
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<title>Father's Day</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97445</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97445</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:18:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My dad woke up one morning feeling, as he put it, "Not quite right and a bit wobbly". In being the strong-willed, tenacious, non-complainer that he is, he figured it was just part of the package of being 80 years old.]]></description>
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<title>Bull-Fighting, Rabbit-Chasing and Wrestling With Pigs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97449</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97449</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:12:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The bull-fighting, rabbit-chasing and wrestling with pigs came as a result of that (I never know what is going to come out of my mouth when I get up to present!). Although this was targeted for use in business situations, I think you will find this information useful in all arenas of your Life where you are interacting with other people.]]></description>
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<title>Out of the Box and Into the Land of Possibility</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97441</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97441</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:59:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I know "out of the box" is one of the most used up cliches out there, but I couldn't find anything better. If you live in the box you live a life of predictability, familiarity, and comfortably. In other words, you like to play it safe. Now, if that is what you want, then I say, "Fine...go for it." However, if you are at all discontent with your life, dissatisfied with your results, and unhappy with where you are at, then it is time to step out.]]></description>
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<title>V-I-P or S-A-D? - It's Up To You</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97421</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97421</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:51:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was preparing for a couple of presentations last week for the Women On the Way (W.O.W.) program at our local St. Petersburg College (my A.A. /A.S. degree alma mater). I am always honored to go back to my old "stomping grounds" to do presentations, but even more so for this group, as most of the people connected with the WOW program are coming back to school after some major life transition.]]></description>
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<title>Zen Listening</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97436</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97436</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:50:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Finding enlightenment through intuition and introspection. Listening: Making an effort to attentively hear another person speaking. Therefore Zen Listening might be best described as the art of using one's intuition and introspection to be fully present with another person during a conversation for the purpose of thoroughly hearing and understanding the other person's communication.]]></description>
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<title>Don't Let Your Barometer Direct Your Compass</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97392</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97392</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:49:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure. This pressure change helps weather forecasters to predict what weather conditions might be forthcoming. A compass, on the other hand, is used to determine direction.]]></description>
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<title>Shoes - Part II</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97384</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97384</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:47:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have another shoe story I'd like to share with you. I found this "bargain" just the other day. The highest quality brand of comfortable shoes that I ever wear at an amazing price. The style and the color were just what I was looking for.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Forgetting the Future and Predicting the Past?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97365</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97365</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:45:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Already always living"...do you suffer from this? The primary symptom is that of projecting the past into the future...assuming what has (already) happened before to you, will (always) happen again. Therefore, you stay stuck in repetitive patterns and you live your life like a broken record. You have simply forgotten the future and you are predicting the past.]]></description>
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<title>Donuts, Addiction, and The Meaning of Life</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97371</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97371</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:42:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have a theory about Life: We are all born as donuts. Our purpose in life is to find our donut hole. The space of the donut hole is symbolic of our own personal and unique life purpose...our Calling. When we find this purpose and live it, we feel whole and complete.]]></description>
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<title>The Rite of Your Right to Write (Just Doing the Write Thing!)</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97398</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97398</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:39:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Okay, now that I've thoroughly done my little play on words, let's take a look at the power and magic that comes out of writing. Whether you are writing goals, to-do lists, or your life vision; healing letters to yourself or others; journaling; or just some creative expression, you make your world bigger and much clearer by using your "sword and shield": your pen and your writing tablet. When you write a list of goals or things to-do, you create a higher likelihood of accomplishing those deeds.]]></description>
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<title>Bigger, Better, Faster, More - NOT!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97376</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97376</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:34:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Bigger, Better, Faster, More" was the title of an album which the Four Non-Blondes produced in the 90's. I was struck how this title seemed to represent much of our modern day culture. I have wondered if we could find "better" via smaller, slower, and less...come join me for a couple of minutes and see what you think.]]></description>
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<title>The Zen of Flow and the River of Life</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97367</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97367</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:30:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Life is like a river. It has it's own flow and direction. There are rapids and falls, as well as peaceful pools. Some places are narrow and some are very wide. Sometimes it goes fast and others times it hardly moves at all.]]></description>
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<title>Wu-Wei Techniques (Verbal Kung-Fu)&quot;</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97430</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97430</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:27:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The principle is to yield to an oncoming force in such a way as to render it harmless and at the same time, change its direction by pushing it from behind instead of resisting it from the front.]]></description>
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<title>The Mood</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97435</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97435</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:21:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I recently went to one of the local home improvement stores to buy some lighting items for my office. Since I am not an electrician, I was looking to have the "experts" at this store assist me in this endeavor. Upon arriving and having gone to the lighting department, I was confronted with a couple of challenges.]]></description>
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<title>Butterflies Hitting Home Runs: Choice vs. Chance</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97405</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97405</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:21:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was talking with my good friend Tom Hanson the other day and the topic of "choice vs. chance" came up. Tom is a sports psychology coach (you can see all about him at www.FocusedBaseball.com) who has an extensive history of working with professional baseball players to improve their "mental game".]]></description>
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<title>Putting the Action Into ATTR-ACTION</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97359</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97359</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:16:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you familiar with the "Attraction Model" of living? Essentially, it means that when you live your life with very specific intention, and in integrity with that intention, then you will attract to you what it is that you are intending.]]></description>
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<title>Practice Makes NOT Perfect, But Permanent</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97370</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97370</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:10:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I was younger I was fascinated by magic. I got my first magic set at seven years old and quickly became the neighborhood magician, having shows in various garages and backyards. I watched the great professional magicians and was mesmerized by them. I heard one of these great masters describe now he learned and developed his trade.]]></description>
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<title>F-E-A-R or F-E-A-R?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97389</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97389</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:07:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fear...a bodily reaction of heightened awareness and increased sympathetic nervous system activity as a result of a perceived threat. In other words, if you think something might hurt you, you start to feel fear.]]></description>
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<title>I Can See Clearly Now - From My Higher Self</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97352</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97352</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:32:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have ever climbed a hill or mountain you know that the higher you went, the more you could see. Life is the same way: The "higher" you can go within yourself, the better, and more clearly, you can see. This is part of how you can develop the growth of your Higher Self.]]></description>
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<title>Dharma and Purpose</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97031</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97031</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:56:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is an old Indian Sanskrit term, "Dharma", which means, "one's calling" or "one's purpose". When you are in Dharma, and therefore, living your life purpose, three powerful dynamics occur.]]></description>
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<title>The Five Simple Secrets of (Sucsexful) Sexual Communication</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97022</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97022</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:50:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[<B>Use The 3 Magic Words of Listening- "Is there more?"</B><br>
For most people, listening is far more challenging than talking. If you do nothing else, being attentive to what your partner is saying and using these 3 magic words will make you a star listener. Try it!]]></description>
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<title>The Relationship Tripod</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97039</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97039</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:41:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your Life has one constant dynamic: Relationships. This is actually a threefold dynamic that includes your intrapersonal relationship with yourself; the interpersonal relationships with your friends, family, and/or romantic partner; and the spiritual relationship with your Higher Power. Therefore, improving your "relational intelligence" makes perfect sense.]]></description>
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<title>Life Purpose and Relationships</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97049</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97049</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:39:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Knowing your life purpose creates more intimate, fulfilling, and balanced relationships. This is true if you are already in a committed relationship and if you are single (or single again) and are planning to be in a relationship.]]></description>
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<title>Chooser vs Choosee - The Power of Choice</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97060</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97060</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:37:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chooser and choosee...run them through your word-processing program and you are likely to have them rejected by your spell-check. Why? Because chooser, although in Webster's Dictionary, is a seldom used term, and choosee is not even a word in our language.]]></description>
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<title>The Value of Vision</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97038</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97038</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:35:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Vision is at the foundation of your Life. Vision gives your Life a target to aim for. And that target represents everything you want to do, be and have in your life. In other words, it is all that is possible. When you live according to what is possible, you will achieve your highest greatness, and likewise, you will have the highest possible positive impact on humankind. ]]></description>
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<title>Unfinished Business</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97041</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97041</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:34:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you know if you are done with the past? How do you know if there are still old wounds, hurts and/or resentments that are still festering beneath the surface? The answer is twofold.]]></description>
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<title>Abundant or Redundant - Where do You Live?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97036</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97036</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:33:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Abundance...this word has become quite popular these days as one of the latest "metaphysical buzzwords". "Creating abundance", "manifesting abundance", and "living the abundant life" are just a few of the abundance of abundant cliches these days. All of these sayings are trying to convince us that this abundant Life is just out there waiting for us to step into it. So you may be asking the $50,000,000 question: "How do I do that?" Quite frankly, I'm not sure I have all the answers to that but I do have some ideas that I thought I might share with you.]]></description>
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<title>What a Difference a Coach Makes</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97062</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97062</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:31:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In being a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1979 I have had front line exposure to the highs and (mostly) lows of our local professional football team, the Buccaneers. However, in 2003, for the first time in team history, the Bucs went to the Super Bowl. This was also the first year that the team had John Gruden as their coach.]]></description>
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<title>A Purpose Driven Life</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97054</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97054</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:26:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When your life purpose is directing your life, you carry out your life on purpose, rather than accidentally, gives a whole new meaning to "an accident waiting to happen". You live with intention and direction. You know who you are and what is important.]]></description>
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<title>In-Spire Your True Essence</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/97044</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/97044</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:21:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the essential qualities of your personal spirituality, or your Soul print, is giving yourself permission to be unique and different. Ask yourself: What inspires you? What motivates you?]]></description>
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<title>The Four Little Pigs and Healthy Boundaries</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:20:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Remember the story The Three Little Pigs? Of course you do!! These three little critters were out and about when the "big, bad wolf" showed up. When the pigs saw the wolf, they all ran to the first little pig's house, which was made of straw. The big, bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew the straw house away. But just in the nick of time, the three little pigs ran off to the second little pig's house, which was made of sticks.]]></description>
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<title>What is IMPORTANT to You?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:00:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know that I like acronyms? I do (in case you didn't know) because acronyms make it easier for me to remember things, and they make for a wonderful and powerful format to present material from. So here is my latest acronym: I.M.P.O.R.T.A.N.T.]]></description>
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<title>What Goes Down (Sometimes) Comes Up Again</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:49:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is about the law of gravity inverted...sorta. Nature always strives to create balance, which is otherwise known as homeostasis. Examples would include day and night; high tide and low tide; summer and winter; and, of course, up and down.]]></description>
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