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                 <title><![CDATA[What is happiness]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[In our everyday language we ll often say Are you happy when we mean Do you approve Are you happy now is typically Are you satisfied that everything rsquo s alright In my understanding happiness is not connected with approval or making things right It s not an achievement ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/612814>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:58:43 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Connection between Stress and Fear and Sickness and Disease]]></title>
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                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Scientific research is showing the connection between unhealthy emotions such as stress and fear to sickness There are so many different diseases yet science proves that more than 80 of today s diseases are connected to unhealthy emotions Biblical truths are available for overcoming anxiety .<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/606519>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:13:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Finding True Happiness Is Way To Make It In Life]]></title>
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                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[The best way of living finding true happiness is by living each day at a time If you scrutinized the lives of those who are happy and optimistic you will discover one common aspect they all take time to appreciate the simple things in life They value the little things in life for there is where true happiness habitats ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/580817>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/580817__Finding-True-Happiness-Is-Way-To-Make-It-In-Life.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:52:02 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[63 Ways To Raise Your Energy]]></title>
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                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[What if you could change your energy in the finger snap What if from anger or frustration you could switch to feeling peace and freedom My clients often ask me how they can keep their energy high They know the benefits of ldquo being in the zone or in the vortex rdquo as ABRAHAM say ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/572433>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:04:24 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Navigating Changes and Challenges]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Change feels like tossing a coin up in the air mdash you don t know which way it will land good or bad for the ego The ego is deeply concerned it will turn out badly The ego considers the worst case scenarios and fears the worst It attaches a story to what s going on ldquo My life is going downhill But good ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/566150>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/566150__Navigating-Changes-and-Challenges.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:39:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Happiness Is Being in the Present Moment]]></title>
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                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Love naturally flows out of the present moment which is the only moment that exists The present moment is what is real When we bring a memory from the past a fantasy of the future a fear a judgment or any other self centered thought into the present moment those thoughts draw us out ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/564917>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:45:42 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Little Things Matter]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Some things matter too much to the ego and this is a source of unhappiness things like performing perfectly looking a certain way having certain things and so on The flip side of this is that many of the little things that actually turn out to matter especially to true happiness are overlooked and underrated by the ego Most ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/561018>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:02:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Loosening the Grip of Desire]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Nearly everyone is in the grip of at least one desire sometimes many Desire is a natural part of the human condition It comes from a sense of lack that is created by the ego the false self It comes from the belief that we need something outside of ourselves to be happy which is the lie that ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/560674>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:21:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[How to Create Stress and How Not To]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[bull Think about all the things you have to do Do this as you are going about your day Go over your to do list mentally many times a day especially in the midst of doing something Then talk about how much you have to do and how busy you are with everyone bull Keep checking the time and ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/559980>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:48:05 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[My Fifth Step to Harvest Life Gracefully]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[My Fifth Step to Harvest Life Gracefully Express gratitude then spread the Good News about how to harvest life gracefully and find purpose in life to others so that they too may be able to harvest life gracefully Us humans spend so much time whining and complaining about what we do not have instead of looking at what we do ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/557742>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 02:39:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[How to Be Happy 7 Steps to Regain Your Optimism]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Happiness is a choice but it rsquo s hard to choose happiness when the world around you is down in the dumps Rather than decide to be happy a goal so ambitious that it can feel impossible to achieve make a resolution to take specific steps toward happiness You need to retrain your brain to focus on the positive ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/542168>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/542168__How-to-Be-Happy-7-Steps-to-Regain-Your-Optimism.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:51:23 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Professional Brazilian Waxing San Jose]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[The Brazilian Waxing San Jose is one of our most requested waxing assistance so you can rest assured we are very accomplished with first time Brazilian customers No need to worry if you ve never tried it before We know just how to make sure your first time waxing will be as enjoyable an experience as possible We strive in ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/540832>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/540832__Professional-Brazilian-Waxing-San-Jose.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:36:57 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Are These Simple Mistakes Holding You Back From Being Happy]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[I read in one of Joel Osteen s books that seven out ten people are angry I must be one of the three that aren t because I really don t see any profit in being angry all the time What I do know is that more often than not we only have to go as far as the mirror to find the real culprit who has sabotaged our lives If you re not happy or ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/503373>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/503373__Are-These-Simple-Mistakes-Holding-You-Back-From-Being-Happy.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:50:32 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[In the Spirit of Heart Felt Giving]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[For me giving can be done in several different ways volunteer work cash donations and or sponsoring an ad in an organization newsletter for a charitable organization with a worthy cause etc For many years I gave to a large international charitable organization but no more .<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/470418>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/470418__In-the-Spirit-of-Heart-Felt-Giving.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:18:27 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Go Antiquing and Improve Your Mood]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[People will often speak of their passion for accumulating treasures as an addiction or a disease which is infectious Folks recognize that going out searching for their favorite objects of desire is a sure way to improve their mood Whatever the feeling is that stirs our interest in going shopping in the first place what seems to be ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/446531>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/446531__Go-Antiquing-and-Improve-Your-Mood.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:51:28 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Shifting Your Perspective with Gratitude]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Gratitude comes from Essence It s not the ego s nature to be grateful but quite the opposite When you are feeling gratitude it s helpful to acknowledge it and really allow yourself to feel it and then sustain it by expressing it Essence is in love with all of life and bursting with joy over the miracle that is life The ego dampens this ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/445980>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/445980__Shifting-Your-Perspective-with-Gratitude.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:52:57 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Happiness Is Here Right Now]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Many people would define a successful life as a happy one so we go about trying to be happy in many ways Some people try to attain happiness through accomplishments and material things while others use spiritual means The problem is that happiness isn rsquo t something to attain or achieve but something to notice If you are busy ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/445968>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/445968__Happiness-Is-Here-Right-Now.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:25:57 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Hidden Blessing in Limitation]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[With all the talk about abundance these days I would like to put in a good word for limitation The experience of limitation whether it is around money relationships success beauty health or anything else is not a mistake If we are experiencing limitation then that rsquo s the right experience for now Limitation is ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/445683>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/445683__The-Hidden-Blessing-in-Limitation.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:15:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[There Is Always Something to Love]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[The alternative to rejecting something about the way things are which is what the ego does is finding something to love about it There is always something to love in every moment Can you find a sensation something of beauty or a sound that is loveable Is peace here even just a sliver Is love Is contentment Is the ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/445682>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/445682__There-Is-Always-Something-to-Love.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:00:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Final Gear]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[The wonderful aspect of being alive is we do have a choice to be unique in our own right we accomplish this unparalleled presence by chronicling the mental and physical characteristics we desire list the steps necessary to attain them seek the advice of those we trust and complete at least one step per day In our hearts all of us ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/445234>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/445234__Final-Gear.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:32:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Fun Work]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[What is work There s a Pandora s box if I ever heard one We can tell by all the bitter frowns tears cursing slumped shoulder s curt statements sulking pouting exhibitions of contempt snarling coarse words distress glum looks spasms cramps and ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/442784>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/442784__Fun-Work.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 19:37:05 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Smile Relieve Stress Achieve Happiness and Relax Just by Smiling]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Did you know that just by smiling you can actually make yourself feel happy It sounds silly and it may not be easy the first time but it s true it really works Sometimes a positive attitude in negative situations can turn things around and improve the situation Just like a ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/407120>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/407120__Smile-Relieve-Stress-Achieve-Happiness-and-Relax-Just-by-Smiling.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:15:57 -0400</pubDate>
                 <guid>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/407120__Smile-Relieve-Stress-Achieve-Happiness-and-Relax-Just-by-Smiling.html</guid>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Spring Clean Your Heart]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[When someone said to me that I should forgive everyone who has ever hurt me I told them that they were nuts I was told that you don t forgive for others you forgive for yourself It took me a long time to get a better understanding of this I always thought that forgiveness meant that what they did was okay and that I ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/301162>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/301162__Spring-Clean-Your-Heart.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:23:33 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[What is True Wealth Uncovering the Key to Happiness]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[It s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness Poverty an 8217 wealth have both failed Kin Hubbard That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest Henry David Thoreau If any of you are lottery players or tuned into the news this week you likely heard that the Powerball hit an all ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/119463>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/119463__What-is-True-Wealth-Uncovering-the-Key-to-Happiness.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:25:52 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Improve Your Daily Life 7 Easy Ways to Make Yourself Happier]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[1 Assertiveness One of the best ways to improve your daily life is to learn to be assertive Assertiveness training classes should be available for you to attend in major cities Often universities or community colleges will offer them Sometimes you can find them offered by private companies There are also ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/109346>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/109346__Improve-Your-Daily-Life-7-Easy-Ways-to-Make-Yourself-Happier.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:49:53 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Personal Alchemy Turn Your Suffering into Gold]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[I am sure it is safe to say that each of us has had times in our lives when we had hopes anticipation expectations and events where we desired a certain outcome I am sure it is equally safe to say that when any of them did not turn out the way we had wished we felt ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/77162>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/77162__Personal-Alchemy-Turn-Your-Suffering-into-Gold.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:23:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Happy Buttons]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[What makes you happy What are the simple pleasures that bring you great joy Review the following list slowly taking time to savor each one and remember the emotions it evokes What would you add to the list What are your happy buttons The first flower in the spring Hearing your favorite song on the radio Someone who winks at you ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/74015>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Happiness/74015__Happy-Buttons.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:47:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Learning to See by Traveling with a Teddy Bear]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[We come to love not by finding a perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly Sam Keen This week I had the pleasure of going to Knoxville to film two segments with the NBC station One segment included my daughter We had one long 9 hour day of travel then ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/73617>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 02:40:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Purple Tree In My Yard and What I Have Learned from Moments I Have Missed]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[I live on a beautiful piece of land in rural Wisconsin When the snow melts and spring emerges we truly have some of the most beautiful flowers and foliage I have ever seen In our front yard is a big flowering tree Each spring it blossoms with thousands ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/73615>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 23:47:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Choosing Joy Why and How]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Are you at home in joy or is joy just a place you visit from time to time when the stars align and conditions are somehow just right For far too many of us joy is less like home base and more like an infrequently visited vacation place which we think of wistfully and longingly during the emotionally turbulent trials and tribulations ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/73305>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:10:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Forgiveness Why]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Forgiveness is a self empowering act of the highest order It is not something you do to let someone else off the hook but a decision you make to free up your own energy You may be amazed at just how much more energy you ll have when you forgive There s a saying which goes If you want to get out of debt forgive This is not just true ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/72588>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2005 18:16:57 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Expectations Letting Go and Liberating Yourself and Others]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Expectations are entirely of the ego When we invest our precious life essence in honoring ego expectations either real or imagined of self and others instead of our own inner guidance about what is most perfectly in harmony with the Whole we remove ourselves from the flow of Love Life Force and end ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/69315>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:47:12 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Seeking Peace Seek Joy Instead]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Human beings tend to believe that once peace is achieved we will experience joy And it is certainly true that joy and peace go together But achieving peace prior to achieving joy is not the natural sequence of events Joy comes first Peace is a natural byproduct of joy How many times have you felt ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.net/69246>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:49:53 -0500</pubDate>
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