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		<title>Conscious Intention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; One essential element of meaningful living is that of intention.  Each one of us develops our own patterns of day to day, year-to-year living; these patterns are essentially habitual ways of seeing and relating to the world.  For example, we take the same route to work every day without really thinking about it. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Soothing</title>
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		<title>Building Intimacy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building intimacy is an ongoing process! Developing connected relationships with those around us is a critical part of having a meaningful life. As much as many of us might like the idea of emotional intimacy, it isn’t always easy to create. One reason for this is that intimacy is all about being known—and that entails [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relationships: Closeness and Intimacy are Not the Same</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What Do You Stand For?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to make the most out of our life experiences if we don’t have a sense of who we are and who we are growing into. Having a vision about this is key. I want to share with you an important question I return to periodically in my own pursuit of making the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build Better Communications: First, Make Contact</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A really important part of meaningful living has to do with meaningful connections with others in our lives. We may spend a lot of time with family, friends, partners, co-workers, but the quality of these relationships really isn’t about how much time we spend together. In fact, you may have examples from your own life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working with the Impossible&#8230;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Use Questions (Not Answers) to Get Out of a Rut</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, I was talking with someone who felt overwhelmed&#8211;she was pressuring herself over and over to “figure out what I’m going to do for the rest of my life”. She was frustrated and worn down. So, where to begin in a situation like this? &#160;Here are 6 Steps to get the ball [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Make The Most of It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is this blog all about? Simply put, one thing we all have in common is a limited amount of time on the planet. How will we use it? How should we go about making the most out of our lives? In my work as a therapist for the last 15 years, I have realized [...]]]></description>
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