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		<title>Pain is inevitable. The suffering of it is optional.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone is guaranteed some measure of pain in their lifespan. What each person makes of that pain determines whether they will see themselves through to happiness or suffer the pain. It is not so much the circumstances they are in that adds to, or takes away from, their happiness, rather it is the ‘inside attitudes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divorce impacts adult children too.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sarah (not her real name) was first elated, and then deeply hurt when her daughter called with the news. Sarah’s first grandchild was just born. Sarah’s daughter, the mother of the newborn, asked that Sarah not come to the hospital until the following day as “it would be awkward.” Sarah’s former husband and his new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.75 Relationship Myths</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all want a relationship of satisfaction and happiness. Here are 5.75 myths which can stir up relationships. If you want to increase happiness, and who doesn&#8217;t, be assured that awareness is half distance to the solution. Now that you know, these myths won&#8217;t dare show up in your relationship. 1.  Healthy couples do not fight.  When couples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring your enemies closer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most of us, we are our own worst enemies. Saboteurs are those self limiting thoughts that nag at us and keep us from moving life forward to fulfillment. When saboteurs take over, it seems impossible to find a solution or escape their oppression. They are masters of dead ends and life without possibility. Saboteurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;Worst of Times&#8217; Will Help You Get to the &#8216;Best of Times&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren Beckman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” –Charles Dickens Despite popular opinion, every cloud does have a silver lining. For those who have the awareness, the worst of times is an opportunity for “the best of times.” Challenge is an essential part of life. We are designed to challenge the [...]]]></description>
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