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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Soriano</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Creating Your Reality - Two Powerful Steps to a Beautiful Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Soriano</dc:creator>
		
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Do you ever find yourself planning and preparing for the future which quickly becomes your past only to find you are not living in the present? As difficult as it may be for many of us to accept we create our own realities through the power of our beautiful minds. Has your mind [...]
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		<title>Inspirational Quote - On Fear and Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Soriano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description>We can learn to be less afraid of fear - especially by meeting it with love. - Stephanie Dowrick (Choosing Happiness)
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		<title>When Bandits Wept</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Soriano</dc:creator>
		
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One day, while the Inspirer was cloaked in disguise as she has hidden her glow and her power, she has met a band of bandits.  These bandits knew nothing of love or joy or of everything the Inspirer stands for.
&amp;#8220;Well now, looks like we have an early catch,&amp;#8221; one of the thieves [...]
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		<title>Of Frustrations and Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Soriano</dc:creator>
		
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Our frustrations are directly proportionate to our expectations, to our &amp;#8220;failed expectations&amp;#8221; that is.  The more we expect of something to happen, the more frustrated we are when that thing doesn&amp;#8217;t happen.
This explains why we get more frustrated with people who are closer to [...]
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		<title>A Fresh Wind Blew Upon My Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Soriano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description>My heart was touched by God today. His touch, his word, is like a fresh wind blowing upon my heart. There was a certain peace that covered me, calming my nerves, giving me strength, giving me the courage to face whatever life might bring upon me.
For the first time in a long time, I was [...]
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		<title>The Power of Words and Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Soriano</dc:creator>
		
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Words and thoughts are powerful..! Especially during times of stress, it is important to watch the words that you use and the thoughts that may be ruminating around in your head. It is believed that we have between 60,00 to 80,00 thoughts per day and most of them are repeats from yesterday. When [...]
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