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	<description>Executive Coaching to Optimize Business Results AND Create An Inspiring Corporate Culture</description>
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		<title>10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2012/02/10-life-lessons-you-should-unlearn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2012/02/10-life-lessons-you-should-unlearn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes what we need most is to unlearn things we&#8217;ve learned and to let go of beliefs (about ourselves, about others, about the world, about what is possible) that we have taken on. We are meaning making beings. That is, we infuse situations with meaning all the time, and what we respond to is often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Real Problem?</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2012/02/whats-the-real-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2012/02/whats-the-real-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are up to in the world? I don&#8217;t mean what tasks and activities fill your days, I mean what are you really up to? What is your life about? What are you committed to? What are you creating? Who are you being? What matters so much to you that it feels like an ache, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Do You Value Most?</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2012/01/what-do-you-value-most/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to change something about your life, but somehow felt like you were unable to? Maybe you&#8217;ve wanted to quick smoking, or start saving part of your earnings, or get out of debt, or get into a relationship, but felt stymied or stuck every time you attempted? If there&#8217;s something you want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Your Magic Moments from 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/12/celebrate-your-magic-moments-from-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/12/celebrate-your-magic-moments-from-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gratitude]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever find yourself marveling at how quickly time seems to pass? Does it feel for you as though you blink your eyes only to realize that the week, month, even year has just flown by? With the holidays well underway and 2011 quickly drawing to a close, I encourage you to set aside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Beauty of Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/10/the-beauty-of-gratitude/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/10/the-beauty-of-gratitude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helpful Habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindsets for Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my experience and in my work with clients, I have found that gratitude and forgiveness are the two most powerful practices you can engage in to cultivate happiness and live a life you love. Gratitude is appreciating what is &#8212; the little things or the big things that are already present in your life, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Would It Be If I Just Show Up As Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/09/how-would-it-be-if-i-just-show-up-as-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/09/how-would-it-be-if-i-just-show-up-as-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creating Fabulous Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Awareness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a personal breakthrough today, and it’s one that I want to share. I want to share it not because I’m particularly interested in having my soft underbelly exposed to the world, but because I believe that we are all connected, and I hope that by sharing my story I will be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seek Your Own Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/09/seek-your-own-approval/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/09/seek-your-own-approval/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seek Your Own Approval Stop for a moment to think about the things that you love doing. I have clients and friends who love cooking/baking, taking photographs, hiking, playing sports, painting, gardening, dancing, playing music, singing. Think of one thing that you love doing &#8212; an activity that uplifts your spirit, feeds your soul, energizes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 10 Rules For Being Human</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/09/the-10-rules-for-being-human/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/09/the-10-rules-for-being-human/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would it be like to live every day at peace with and respecting your body and your experiences? What would be different about your life if you viewed every mistake as an opportunity to learn and grow and expand? How would today be if you were to fully show up and be present for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living From Love</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/08/living-from-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/08/living-from-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what it would be like if people interacted with one another from a place of love and delight &#8212; instead of a place of fear or need or hate or greed? I just got home from a walk through town on an beautifully warm summer night. I had just finished a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to End Blame and Criticism</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/07/how-to-end-blame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/07/how-to-end-blame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever found yourself in an argument with someone you love, wishing you could find a way through the conflict? John Gottman (www.gottman.com), who has done a tremendous amount of research on the science of love. He claims he can predict with over 90% accuracy whether a relationship will last. He does this by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do What Gives You Joy and Reduce or Delegate the Things that Don&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/05/do-what-gives-you-joy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/05/do-what-gives-you-joy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 19:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helpful Habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Setting Boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed and overextended? Do you find yourself often uninspired or avoiding particular things or even people? Do you get sick frequently? If you are experiencing stress in your life, I recommend that you: DO THE THINGS THAT GIVE YOU JOY AND REDUCE OR DELEGATE THE THINGS THAT DON&#8217;T! Before you write [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Streamline and Simplify &#8211; 3 Criteria for Clearing Clutter</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/04/streamline-and-simplify-3-criteria-for-clearing-clutter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/04/streamline-and-simplify-3-criteria-for-clearing-clutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always been a believer in the benefits of creating space: in your closet, in your mind, in your day. Space can have a relaxing, peaceful quality to it. Think about how it feels to open your closet or drawers right after having purged items you haven&#8217;t worn in ages, things that no longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Easy Steps to Making the Most of Your Work Day by Working with Intense Focus</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/03/5-easy-steps-to-making-the-most-of-your-work-day-by-working-with-intense-focus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/03/5-easy-steps-to-making-the-most-of-your-work-day-by-working-with-intense-focus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=510</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel like you spend your entire work day putting out fires and responding to other people&#8217;s needs? Do you find yourself drowning in meetings and a never-ending stream of email to the point where you aren&#8217;t able to get your most important projects done or to the point of putting off proactively contacting key clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find Your Stretch Zone</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/03/stretch-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/03/stretch-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=498</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I often tell people that I learned to mountain bike by doing a bunch of endos. In case you don’t know, an endo is short for “end over end” and describes the experience of flying unexpectedly over the handlebars of your bike. It’s not pretty, and looks something like this: &#160; Part of the reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Participating in the Deliberate Manufacture of Misery?</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/01/are-you-participating-in-the-deliberate-manufacture-of-misery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2011/01/are-you-participating-in-the-deliberate-manufacture-of-misery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helpful Habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindsets for Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Optimism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Setting Boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something to ask yourself every time you feel frustrated, impatient, angry, irritated, or sad. Are you participating in the deliberate manufacture of misery? I know that sometimes it seems like life just deals you a bum hand &#8212; you get back to your car and find that you have a parking ticket under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Action Now</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/take-action-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/take-action-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Taking Action]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the things that you have been putting off, avoiding, ignoring in hopes that somehow they will resolve themselves and you won&#8217;t ever have to deal with them? How&#8217;s that working for you? If you are someone who procrastinates, it&#8217;s time. Time to face the reality that the project on your to-do list that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laws of Success</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/laws-of-succes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/laws-of-succes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helpful Habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindsets for Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Optimism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Setting Boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Napoleon Hill&#8217;s work and his book, Think and Grow Rich, have influenced many people within the personal development field. The basic premise is that our focus needs to be on being the type of person to whom whatever it is we are seeking naturally flows. To be successful, we must be willing to dream and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Should-ing On Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/stop-should-ing-on-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/stop-should-ing-on-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mindsets for Success]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been amazed by how much of the stress in my life has been caused by “shoulds”. My “shoulds” show up as beliefs about what I should have achieved by this stage of my life, and ideas about what I should be doing right now. I should be more organized, spend more time with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Things To Do When People Show Their Worst</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/4-things-to-do-when-people-show-their-worst/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/12/4-things-to-do-when-people-show-their-worst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The night before last, I got a phone call from someone in response to a posting I had placed on craigslist to sell my 17&#8243; MacBook Pro. As it happened, I was driving from SF to Southern CA, and I had the laptop with me. I asked him (he said his name was Jeff) if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Validation: by Kurt Kuenne</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/11/validation-by-kurt-kuenne/</link>
		<comments>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/11/validation-by-kurt-kuenne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Optimism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.personalpassages.com/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever think about the power of validation? How about how good it feels to see a smile show up on someone else&#8217;s face when you interact with them. I love this film! It&#8217;s inspiring and darling and makes me want to remind you of this: Whoever you are, wherever you are, regardless of what has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are You Looking For?</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/11/what-are-you-looking-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I arrived in San Francisco, and took BART into the city from SFO. I walked from the Embarcadero BART station (in the Financial District) to a bus stop to catch a bus to the place where I was staying. There was more commotion than usual at the bus stop, because there was a commercial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do The Most Important Things</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/11/most-important-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a poem I love called Summer Day, by Mary Oliver.  I heard her speak recently, at the 2010 Women&#8217;s Conference organized by Maria Shriver. And to my utter delight, she read most of my favorite poems, including Summer Day: Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Anything!</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/11/celebrate-anything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been a San Francisco Giants fan since I first moved to the Bay Area in 1990. It&#8217;s been incredibly fun to watch Giants fever take over as people change their work schedules around games, and break out their orange shirts and Giants caps. For me, the best part of having the Giants in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Give Without Attaching Strings</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/10/learn-to-give-without-attaching-strings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love the feeling I get when I help people. You know, that sweet feeling of being connected to someone and feeling like you’re making a difference all wrapped into one? I watched my mom through years of tireless volunteer work helping Armenian refugees get settled in LA, and aspired to touch people’s lives and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words of Wisdom from an Elder</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/10/words-of-wisdom-from-an-elder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine what it would be like to live during three centuries? Walter Breuning was born in 1896. According to Wikipedia, he is the fourth-oldest living person in the world, and the world&#8217;s oldest living male. Mr. Breuning turned 114 years old on September 21, 2010. His reflections of memorable events are wonderful. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Set Yourself Up For Success in Adopting New Habits</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/10/set-yourself-up-for-success-in-adopting-new-habits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever felt exhausted by trying to change a habit? Have you eventually found yourself giving in, to your old pattern of behavior, to whatever is easier? If so, you’re definitely not alone. When we try to change habits, by constantly reminding ourselves to do something in a new and different way, we expend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Focused</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/08/staying-focused/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning as I left home to head out on a run, the fog was so dense that I could hardly see ten feet in front of me. I couldn’t see my neighbors’ houses, I couldn’t see the end of the block, and when I got to the place where there is normally a view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be A Beginner</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/08/be-a-beginner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My father, who was nearly 95 when he died, used to tell me that the older he got, the less he knew. Before you start thinking that it was the result of Dementia or Alzheimer&#8217;s, let me assure you that he was of sound mind until the day he died. Our culture can be so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Matters Most to You?</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/07/what-matters-most/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a call, a challenge, a plea if you will &#8212; for all of us to step back periodically from the frenetic pace of life to reflect on the life we are living. Ask yourself right now: What is it that truly matters most to me? What provides me with a sense of meaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perhaps What You Need Is a Shift in Attitude</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/07/perhaps-what-you-need-is-a-shift-in-attitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think back to the last time you were somewhere you didn’t want to be &#8212; getting a speeding ticket, in the checkout line that seems to be moving the slowest at the store, at the airport after having just learned that your flight has been cancelled or delayed, sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Four Agreements</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/06/the-four-agreements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was years ago when I first read the “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. At the time, I took everything that other people said personally. I cared a lot about what others thought of me and how they responded to me. I looked to others to help me feel okay about who I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Balance</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/03/finding-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine just called to say that her good friend had a stroke. She’s in a coma now, and the doctors say it isn’t likely that she’ll come out of it. If she does, chances are that the brain damage she’s suffered means that she will never walk or talk again. She’s married. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divorce &#8230; Happily Ever After</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2010/01/divorce-happily-ever-after/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all want to find lasting love. We all want the happily-ever-after. We all want to feel deeply connected with someone else, to share our life with someone who we know cares, to have someone love us and, perhaps more importantly, to have someone to love. We want someone to be with now and someone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appreciating Today</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2009/01/appreciating-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever found yourself looking at your calendar or watch and wondering how so much time has passed in what feels like the blink of an eye? In our culture, we tend to cram so much into our daily lives that we hardly have a moment to catch our breath. We get so focused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uncovering</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2008/01/uncovering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intimate relationships require time and energy, love and nurturing. Each of us sees those around us through a particular filter. This filter, created by our life experiences, colors our perception of the people whose lives touch ours. Our filters adjust only if we stay open and curious about who the person before us is, without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Invitation</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2007/01/the-invitation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly a decade ago, a friend of mine gave me a copy of this poem, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Since then, it has been a source of inspiration, a reminder of how I want to live my life, and a touchstone for me to come back to, time and again. I ache to live my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moments</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2006/01/moments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are moments in life that I’d like to sear into my memory so that I can call them forth whenever I wish. Moments when my heart has felt so full I feared it would burst, moments enrapt in the soft warmth of feeling completely at ease. Moments filled with such excitement that every cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look In The Mirror</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2005/01/look-in-the-mirror/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 14:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think, for a moment, about a time when you had a very strong reaction to someone. A reaction that somehow seemed more intense than what you think would be appropriate, if you were to look at the situation objectively. One of the beautiful parts of interacting with others &#8211; particularly those to whom we have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning To Be</title>
		<link>http://www.personalpassages.com/2004/01/learning-to-be/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla de Cervantes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We spend so much of our lives learning facts and skills, and seem to find little time to focus on learning to be. I find that the times when I feel most connected to myself and to the world, and most open to what life brings are times when I remember to stop and breathe. [...]]]></description>
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